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Department of Community
Development Regulatory
Permit Applications
New web page: Licensing Department Everything you ever wanted to know about Licensing in the Town of Provincetown! Business License Renewal: Now
that the summer season has come to an end, it is time to start the
renewal process for 2009. In lieu of the relocation of Town Hall
to Jerome Smith Rd. and the 4-day work week commencing the first
week of November, the Licensing Agent strongly urges all of you
(even seasonal license holders) to come in as soon as possible to
avoid the renewing crunch. See
More Info. Regulatory Boards.
The Town boards to be served by the
Department of Community Development are Board
of Health, Conservation Commission,
Harbor Committee,
Historic District Commission, Housing
Partnership, Licensing
Board, Local
Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee, Open
Space Committee, Planning
Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals. Mission Statement.
It shall be the mission of the Department of Community Development
to ensure that the Town's planning, community development, land
use, and regulatory management efforts reflect the vision for the
community as set forth in the Local Comprehensive
Plan, Community Development Plan, and other adopted plans of
the Town of Provincetown. Consistent with this mission, the Department
of Community Development shall provide for: the development and
implementation of the Local Comprehensive Plan in coordination with
the Local Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee; and the development
and implementation of the Community
Vision Statement and Community
Development Plan, in fulfillment of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'
Executive
Order 418, relative to affordable housing, economic development,
transportation, and open space/resources. It shall be the objective
of the Department to help ensure that applicants submit completed
applications which then receive timely review; to share information
with the public about the status of all applications; to help ensure
predictability of outcome with our regulatory processes, so that
similar applications with similar circumstances produce similar
results; and to provide for fair and equitable enforcement of regulatory
decisions. New Hours for Community Development Department: The Department of Community Development continues to strive to find new ways to more efficiently help the public. In order to help achieve this, beginning April 14th, 2008 the department is restructuring business hours. Read Public Notice. Provincetown Licensing
Rules & Regulations Revised: State of
Massachusetts Assumes Licensure of Massage Therapy: Please
use the following links for information regarding the grandfathering
of existing massage therapists into the State licensure system and
also how to obtain a new massage therapist license from The Board
of Registration of Massage Therapy. Health Regulations
Revised: The Provincetown Board of Health,
after holding public hearing on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 5:00
p.m. in the Caucus Hall Meeting Room, Town Hall, 260 Commercial
Street has approved the proposed changes to the Provincetown Board
of Health Regulations Part VII - Local Title 5 Supplements Article
16 and Article 17. The following changes are effective on april
3, 2008. See
Public Notice. Wildlife Rabies Vaccination Program: The Provincetown Health Department in concert with Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), United States Department of Agriculture/Wildlife Services (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be distributing rabies vaccine throughout prioritized wildlife habitat areas within the Town of Provincetown as part of the Massachusetts Wildlife Rabies Vaccination Program beginning in November. See more rabies information. Read rabies vaccine procedures. West Nile Virus: Read public health alert from the Communicable Disease Control Division at the Boston Public Health Commission regarding surveillance for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, including information on symptomology and prevention. No human cases have been reported this season in Massachusetts to date. Mosquito's
Bugging You? See Mosquito
control information and read about the Mosquito
Control Project. EEE virus activity has been very intense since
2004 and in 2006, there were five human cases of EEE, with two fatalities.
EEE is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected
mosquito. The type of mosquitoes that usually carry the virus is
found in freshwater, hardwood swamps, such as those found in southeastern
Massachusetts. See
information on how to protect against the EEE virus. Conservation Commission Adopts New Fees: The Provincetown Conservation Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in Caucus Hall, Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown Massachusetts, and adopted new fees. See Public Notice. Conservation
Commission Regulations Revised: Beach Cleaning - The
Provincetown Conservation Commission held a Public Hearing on October
17, 2006 at Provincetown Town Hall and then and there adopted the
following new and revised rules and regulations with a vote of 5-0-0,
effective October 26, 2006. See
Public Notice. Conservation Commission Revises Rules & Regulations:The Provincetown Conservation Commission held a Public Hearing on October 3, 2006 at Provincetown Town Hall and then and there adopted the new and revised rules and regulations, effective October 19, 2006. See Public Notice. Licensing Rules & Regulations Revised: New Rules and Regulations concerning Alcoholic Beverages - General Provisions were adopted by the Provincetown Licensing Board at their regularly scheduled meeting held on June 13, 2006 with a vote of 5-0-0, effective July 6, 2006. See Public Notice. New and Revised
Provincetown Conservation Commission Local Regulations:
The Provincetown Conservation Commission held a Public
Hearing on June 6, 2006 at Provincetown Town Hall and then and there
adopted the new and revised rules and regulations with a vote of
4-0-0, to take effect June 23, 2006. See
Public Notice. Amendments to Tobacco Regulations Adopted: The Board of Health adopted amendments to the Tobacco Rules & Regulations on May 18, 2006, effective May 26, 2006. Dog restraint
in the Town of Provincetown: Under
the current circumstances of positive testing for Rabies in wildlife
in Provincetown, the Board of Health, acting under M.G.L.c. 111,
s. 31, at their meeting of March 30, 2006, in an action to protect
the public health, promulgated dog restraint regulations. Read
Public notice. Conservation Commission Adopts Fees: The Provincetown Conservation Commission at their Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 voted unanimously to adopt a fee schedule to take effect May 1, 2006. See Public Notice. Historic District Commission Adopts Fees: The Historic District Commission at their public hearing on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. voted unanimously to adopt a fee schedule to take effect May 1, 2006. Read Public Notice. Local Housing Partnership Adopts Fees: The Local Housing Partnership at their public hearing on Friday, September 16, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. voted unanimously to adopt a fee schedule to take effect May 1, 2006. See Public Notice. Planning Board Adopts Fees: The Planning Board at their public hearing on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. voted to adopt a fee schedule to take effect May 1, 2006. Read Public Notice. Licensing Department Fee Increases: New incremental fees were adopted by the Provincetown Licensing Board at their regularly scheduled meeting held on January 10, 2006 with a vote of 4-0-0. See Public Notice. Licensing Rules & Regulation Changes: New incremental Rules and Regulations were adopted by the Provincetown Licensing Board at their regularly scheduled meeting held on January 10, 2006 with a vote of 4-0-0. See Public Notice. Board of Health License/ Permit Fee Increases - The Board of Health held a public hearing on Monday, September 26, 2005 and adopted licensing/permit fee increases. See Public Notice. Board of Health Regulations Change:The Provincetown Board of Health held a special meeting on Monday September 26, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A, Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street and revised the Board of Health Regulations PART III - FUEL STORAGE; ARTICLE 2; Section 2 - Installation/Maintenance of Heating Fuel System. See Public Notice. Regulatory Management Fees: Building Department; Licensing Department Town Hall Auditorium Rental Information - Town Hall Auditorim, located at 260 Commercial Street, is available to rent through the Licensing Department. See Auditorium rental information, Seating Plan, and Stage description. Also see Auditorium rental history from 2002 to the present. Permits and Decisions. Information is available on-line regarding the following regulatory permits and board decisions by the year issued:
Board of Health Regulations Revised - The Provincetown Board of Health held a public hearing on Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. in the Caucus Hall Meeting Room, Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street to consider proposed changes to the Provincetown Board of Health Regulations Part VII - Local Title 5 Supplements and Part VIII Enforcement and Revenues. The following additions and deletions were approved by a vote of 4-0-0. See Public Notice. Nuisance Regulations Adopted
May 27, 2004 MCDBG Funds. On or about September 29, 2003, the Town of Provincetown will request the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to release CDBG funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 1974 (PL 93-383) as amended for the following projects located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts: Click here for complete details. Fuel Storage Tanks Regulations. The Board of Health voted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 to approve fuel storage tank regulations. Solid Waste Rules and Regulations. The Board of Health has adopted new Rules and Regulations for Trash Pick up and the Transfer Station, effective April 17, 2003. On March 20, 2003, effective immediately, the Board of Health approved new rules and regulations for Food Service Permits. Additional Transfer Station Regulations
approved. The Provincetown Board of Health,
at a public meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2003, voted 5 in favor,
0 opposed and 0 abstentions to approve the following regulations,
to become effective upon publication. A copy of these changes in
the Board of Health rules and regulations is available in the Office
of the Town Clerk. transfer
station regulations. Conflict of Interest Seminar held. The Towns of Provincetown and Truro held State Ethics Commission seminar on the state's conflict of interest law (M.G.L. 268A and 268B) on May 7, 2003 at Provincetown Town Hall. Click here for complete details Community Development Plan One of the purposes for which this department was reorganized in 2002 was to be able to undertake the development and implementation of the Community Vision Statement and Community Development Plan, in fulfillment of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Order 418, relative to affordable housing, economic development, transportation, and open space/resources. READ M ORE.
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