Yarmouth Planning Board advances short-term rental general bylaw for fall town meeting
Yarmouth Planning Board moves short-term rental rules toward a general bylaw ahead of fall town meeting.
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Orleans Planning Board Directs Design Review to Architectural Committee on Governor Prence Project
ORLEANS — May 26, 2026 — Orleans Planning Board sends design-accountability letter to ZBA on 78-unit Governor Prence affordable housing project. The board voted to direct Planning Director George Meservey to finalize a comment letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals before the ZBA's June 24 continuation hearing
Harwich Board Approves Smaller Queen Anne Road Contractor Bay Building
HARWICH — May 26, 2026 — Harwich Planning Board approves a trimmed contractor bay permit and delays a Route 28 multifamily hearing to June 9. The board unanimously amended a previously approved special permit for Tigger Realty Trust at 237 Queen Anne Road, shrinking the proposed one-story steel building from 8,
Eastham Planning Board Unanimously Adopts Inclusionary Zoning Regulations
Eastham Planning Board unanimously adopts Inclusionary Zoning Regulations and continues two contested site plan cases. The board voted 8-0 Wednesday to adopt regulations supporting the town's Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw, which was amended at the May 6, 2026 town meeting under Article 8F.
Harwich Planning Board Approves Fitness Studio Waiver for 575 Route 28
HARWICH — May 12, 2026 — Harwich Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan review waiver for a boutique fitness studio at 575 Route 28 in Harwichport. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday to grant the waiver sought by Annabelle Grove of Somersault Studio LLC, allowing 700 square feet of unfinished basement
Orleans Planning Board endorses Kenneth Lane lot split, eyes fall zoning overhaul
ORLEANS — April 28, 2026 — Orleans Planning Board endorses a Kenneth Lane lot division and launches a commercial zoning overhaul aimed at fall Town Meeting. At the April 28 hybrid meeting, the board voted 3-0 to endorse an Approval Not Required plan dividing a 74,526-square-foot parcel at
Orleans Planning Board Advances Growth Incentive Zone Study for Downtown Development
ORLEANS — April 14, 2026 — Orleans Planning Board explores Cape Cod Commission Growth Incentive Zone to boost downtown investment. Assistant Planner Elizabeth Jenkins told the board at its April 14 meeting that current Cape Cod Commission Development of Regional Impact thresholds — mandatory review at 10,000 square feet of commercial space,
Harwich Planning Board Rejects Petition to Ban Multifamily Housing in Rural Zones
HARWICH — April 14, 2026 — Harwich Planning Board unanimously rejected a citizen petition to ban multifamily housing in rural and low-density residential districts at its April 14 meeting. The board voted 5-0 against adopting Article 56, a petition led by Robert Hundredmark of 36 Pine Grove Road that had
Eastham Planning Board Sends Nine Zoning Amendments to Town Meeting Warrant
EASTHAM — March 30, 2026 — Eastham Planning Board unanimously recommends nine zoning bylaw changes for the 2026 town warrant. The board voted 6-0 on each of nine articles at its March 30 continued public hearing, covering topics from sign regulations and inclusionary zoning to setbacks and residential lot intensity. A
Orleans Planning Board Presents Draft Comprehensive Plan to Select Board for Town Meeting
ORLEANS — March 24, 2026 — Orleans Planning Board briefs Select Board on draft 242-page comprehensive plan headed for town meeting. Planning Director George Meservey presented the draft Orleans Comprehensive Plan — branded "Orleans 2050" — to Select Board members Michael Herman and Andrea Shaw Reed at the March 24 hybrid