Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan (adopted June 23, 2025)
Creating the Comprehensive Plan
In the summer of 2023, the Village of Marcellus commenced updating the community’s Comprehensive Plan. The Village’s previous Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2007, was over seventeen years old and needed an update to reflect the current conditions and aspirations for the future of Marcellus.
The new Comprehensive Plan is a document used to guide decision-making on land use, capital investments, economic development, revitalization, historic preservation, community building, and more over the next twenty areas. The planning process incorporated multiple opportunities for public engagement to ensure the plan reflects the community.
The new Comprehensive Plan is a document used to guide decision-making on land use, capital investments, economic development, revitalization, historic preservation, community building, and more over the next twenty areas. The planning process incorporated multiple opportunities for public engagement to ensure the plan reflects the community.
Project UpdatesVILLAGE OF MARCELLUS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Marcellus, New York will conduct a public hearing at the Village Hall, 6 Slocombe Avenue, Marcellus, New York 13108 on May 19, 2025 at 7:00pm prevailing time regarding the Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan Draft and any other matters to come before the Board. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard at the scheduled hearing. Copies of supporting documents are on file at the office of the Village Clerk. Stay InformedIf you would like to stay informed about the planning process, sign up for our email list!
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Public Engagement UpdatesDocuments (click to view)Contact UsPlease contact the Village Clerk if you have any questions regarding the Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan.
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FAQ's
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
Comprehensive planning is a community planning process that creates a framework and a guide that shapes a community’s physical, social, and economic development aspirations. Intended to be led by and created for the community, a Comprehensive Plan articulates a vision for the future, planning principles, priority policy areas, and action items to direct day-to-day and long-term decision-making for local leaders and the community of Marcellus.
What are the benefits of a Comprehensive Plan?
The process of creating a Comprehensive Plan has many benefits for the community.
Social: The process of completing a Comprehensive Plan helps to build community cohesion by providing opportunities for the public to become engaged in shaping the future vision for the Village, developing priority policy areas, and curating an implementation strategy.
The Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan is led by a steering committee composed of local stakeholders and will involve an extensive public engagement process.
Economic: A part of the planning process includes conducting a broad inventory of the Village’s existing demographic and economic conditions that will create the baseline for determining priority policy areas and action items. This inventory will review the fiscal conditions of the Village and explore economic development strategies to promote revitalization and economic resilience.
Physical: A key component of the Comprehensive Plan will be the future land use recommendations and future land use map. These land use recommendations provide essential guidance for the Planning and Zoning Boards regarding the type and location of future development. The plan will also explore smart growth and other environmentally focused planning principles to support sustainable development in the community.
Political: A Comprehensive Plan is the foundational community planning document from which local leaders make decisions. The vision, planning principles, and priority policy areas outlined in the plan create a framework for local leaders to base fiscal and policy decisions. Written to guide the community over a twenty-year timeframe, the Comprehensive Plan intends to create a sense of continuity as municipal staff and political leadership change over time.
Comprehensive planning is a community planning process that creates a framework and a guide that shapes a community’s physical, social, and economic development aspirations. Intended to be led by and created for the community, a Comprehensive Plan articulates a vision for the future, planning principles, priority policy areas, and action items to direct day-to-day and long-term decision-making for local leaders and the community of Marcellus.
What are the benefits of a Comprehensive Plan?
The process of creating a Comprehensive Plan has many benefits for the community.
Social: The process of completing a Comprehensive Plan helps to build community cohesion by providing opportunities for the public to become engaged in shaping the future vision for the Village, developing priority policy areas, and curating an implementation strategy.
The Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan is led by a steering committee composed of local stakeholders and will involve an extensive public engagement process.
Economic: A part of the planning process includes conducting a broad inventory of the Village’s existing demographic and economic conditions that will create the baseline for determining priority policy areas and action items. This inventory will review the fiscal conditions of the Village and explore economic development strategies to promote revitalization and economic resilience.
Physical: A key component of the Comprehensive Plan will be the future land use recommendations and future land use map. These land use recommendations provide essential guidance for the Planning and Zoning Boards regarding the type and location of future development. The plan will also explore smart growth and other environmentally focused planning principles to support sustainable development in the community.
Political: A Comprehensive Plan is the foundational community planning document from which local leaders make decisions. The vision, planning principles, and priority policy areas outlined in the plan create a framework for local leaders to base fiscal and policy decisions. Written to guide the community over a twenty-year timeframe, the Comprehensive Plan intends to create a sense of continuity as municipal staff and political leadership change over time.
Previous Plan: 2007 Village of Marcellus Comprehensive Plan