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Council amends water-scarcity proclamation to allow subdivision progress but blocks new water hookups until scarcity lifted
Summary
Council revised a Wellsville City water-scarcity proclamation so subdivision applications may proceed with infrastructure work but building permits that require new water hookups remain prohibited until the scarcity condition is lifted; council approved the change.
The Wellsville City Council on April 2 revised its local water-scarcity proclamation to allow subdivision applications and related infrastructure work to proceed in the affected elevation area but to continue prohibiting issuance of building permits for new water hookups until the water scarcity finding is lifted.
City staff explained the change updates how the city administers the scarcity restriction for properties above a specified elevation (the proclamation cited Wellsville city code 8-1-18). Under the amended proclamation subdivisions can move forward with infrastructure installation and lot improvements, but individual building permits that create new water service connections will not be issued until the city deems the scarcity condition resolved and the pump station and distribution improvements are completed.
Nut graf: The change aims to let developers and applicants progress through review and infrastructure work while preserving the city's limitation on creating new water customers until the city’s water production and delivery upgrades are operational.
Council discussion clarified the distinction between subdivision infrastructure (roads, stubbed services, onsite improvements) and individual building permits tied to new water hookups; staff said the pump house and water line work are expected to be completed later in 2025 and that lift of the proclamation will follow confirmation of system improvements. The council approved the proclamation amendment by motion.
Ending: The council directed staff to return with updates on pump-house and water-line progress; no building permits for new hookups will be issued in the scarcity area until staff confirms the system improvements are complete.
