Town Plan Commission
The Town of Buchanan has a seven member Plan Commission. Meetings are regularly held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. (Please be sure to check the posted agenda, because there are times when the meeting date could change or be cancelled due to lack of agenda items.)
Plan Commission members include:
- Jerry Wallenfang, Commission Chairperson
- Faith Opsteen
- Mary Van Wychen
- Jim VanStippen
- Aaron O'Neill
- Mark McAndrews
- Thomas Walsh
Dave Schmalz, Consulting Engineer, McMahon Associates.
Land Division/Subdivision Ordinance
The Town of Buchanan is in the process of developing a land division/subdivision ordinance as recommended in the Buchanan Comprehensive Plan. For information on the project and related documents, please click on the following link to a project web-site hosted by Omnni Associates.
Developing in the Town of Buchanan
The following checklists have been created to assist landowners and developers on permitting and approval processes in Buchanan.
Commercial & Industrial Building Permit Checklist
Site Plan Requirements Checklist
Town of Buchanan Comprehensive Plan
The Town of Buchanan adopted a comprehensive plan in 2007 to guide the future development of the Town for the next 20 years. For questions regarding the plan please contact the Town Administrator/Clerk.
Click on the following links to view the adopted chapters of comprehensive plan.
Chapter 2 - Issues and Opportunities
Chapter 6 - Utilities and Community Facilities
Chapter 7 - Ag, Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 8 - Economic Development