Planning

Development & Land Use

Submission Resources
Law, Code, and Policy / Forms / Mapping

Community Initiatives

2021 Comprehensive Plan
In 2021 we adopted our Comprehensive Plan. The first successful update of our Town’s land use & community plan in over 25 years. This community based visioning document was developed in part with both resident feedback and analysis of data trends. The Comprehensive Plan calls for change to permitted land uses, zoning district restructuring, adopting complete streets policy, and re-envisioning our parks.

Creating Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC)
As part of the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program through the New York State Department of Health, GOBike Buffalo is currently contracted by the grant administrator Erie1BOCES. Helping to provide Cheektowaga with community engagement, policy and programming solutions, and small-scale infrastructure intervention in efforts to advance complete streets policy for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists within the Town.

Clean Energy Communities
Operated under NYSERDA, the Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program has played an integral part in helping communities across the State reduce energy costs, create job opportunities, and enhance the overall quality of life. Currently Cheektowaga has been designated a NYSERDA Clean Energy Community after completing four qualifying actions under the program. The four actions are clean energy upgrades to Town facilities, enacting a clean energy fleet of Town vehicles, having code enforcement engage in energy code training, and enacting a unified solar permit. Currently the Town is actively engaged in preparing for a Town-wide street lamp conversion to cost saving LED lamps.

Urban Forestry Management
In 2013 & 2014, the Town received grant funding through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for preparation of an Urban Forest Management Plan. An urban forest is classified as a network of trees and vegetation within a community, both on public and private land. These critical ecosystems provide benefits beyond visual appeal. Such benefits include offering natural cooling, filtering air & water, mitigating storm water, energy conservation, and provide habitats for wildlife. The DEC funding allowed for the inventorying of all the street trees in the Town right-of-way and Town Park. 17,088 trees where cataloged between street trees and the Town Park canopy, just over a 1,000 of which were identified as Ash trees. While contradictory to preservation of the Town’s canopy, many of the Ash trees have been removed or are slated to be removed for community safety. This is due to the spread of emerald ash bore disease. Once infected the trees are rendered dead within a short period of time.

Historical Plans & Studies

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