Village of Marcellus, New York Planning

Village of Marcellus Planning Board
New York State authorizes a local government, such as the Village of Marcellus,
to set up a planning board of local citizens who need not be technically trained.
The planning board's primary duty is to advise the Board of Trustees on community
development. The Marcellus Village Planning Board has recently prepared a
comprehensive master plan, which includes an official statement of policy on future
growth and development, and a set of guidelines that are to be used in planning and
zoning decisions.

The planning board of the Village of Marcellus consists of five members who are appointed
by the Mayor of the Village, with the consent of the Board of Trustees. This Planning Board
meets once or twice a month, or as needed. The members of the board are not paid a
salary, and volunteer their services for a renewable five year term. Planning Board members
meet every 3th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall.

Marcellus, New York Planning and Development

Planning and development are concerned with the use
of land and natural resources to best meet the needs
of people. These needs include houses, factories,
communities, highways, water, open space, parks and
natural beauty Other planned land uses may include the
more agricultural needs of cropland, pasture, woodlands,
wetlands and wildlife areas.

Many agencies at all levels of government are involved in
planning and developing and this section deals with the
planning agency at the village government level. The
plans of the village agency is only advisory, and those
plans are translated into law by zoning ordinances or
regulations.

The function of governmental planning is to provide
guidelines for the physical, social, and economic
development of the community, and it is a continuous
process. To be effective, planning should come first,
then zoning and development should follow according
to the accepted plan. Historically, however, zoning
ordinances have often occurred first, based on existing
land use.