Planning for Cattaraugus County

Welcome to Cattaraugus County's Division of Planning website.

Vision

Cattaraugus County has one overarching goal and vision. It is to achieve a balance between urban and rural development trends, in order to protect Cattaraugus County for future generations:

• As a place where people want to live, work, raise their children, retire and invest their earnings and futures.
• As a community of diverse interests and attractions during the four seasons of the year, with a clean environment, creating a sense of excitement and a sense of place and identity.
• As an attractive business setting, drawing people and commerce from a multi-state area and from the global economy, thereby bringing new income into Cattaraugus County and creating jobs, business opportunities, and hope for the future.
• As an attractive community of mixed land uses, rural and urban, productively deployed and working cooperatively (rather than in constant conflict) for the benefit of residents, property owners, business interests, visitors, and the local tax base.

Mission

Our mission is to provide planning and community development services, municipal support, planning board technical assistance, agricultural development services, and geographic information systems and information services, in order to preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors of Cattaraugus County.

Contact Us

Contact the Cattaraugus County Planning Department.