PUBLIC NOTICE

30-DAY PERIOD FOR INCLUSION OF PREDOMINANTLY VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS INTO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS

Per New York State Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b, the Erie County Legislature designated September 1 through September 30 as the annual thirty-day period during which landowners may submit requests to include predominantly viable agricultural land into an existing certified agricultural district.

Copies of the application form have been provided to Municipal Clerks, Assessors, and Chief Elected Officials for distribution to interested landowners. The application is also available on the DEP website at www.erie.gov/environment. [see below for the download links].

The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning will accept applications from September 1 through September 30. Any questions on this process should be directed to the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning. A public hearing will also be scheduled at a later date to consider all inclusion requests and the recommendations of the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board. 

Application: WORD document or fillable PDF

CONTACT: 

Elias Reden, Planner

Erie County Environment & Planning,

95 Franklin Street, 10th Floor,

Buffalo, NY 14202.

Phone: (716) 858-1911.

Fax: (716) 858-7248.

Email: agriculture@erie.gov

Visit the Agriculture page or Agricultural Districts page for additional infromation about agriculture in Erie County