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The mission of the Growth Management Department is to preserve
the character of the seven villages and improve the quality of
life for Town residents by developing and implementing land use,
traffic management, and property management strategies while
promoting consistent sustainable economic development. The
interdisciplinary coordination of municipal departments is
encouraged. The Department is comprised of six functions:
Regulatory Review, Comprehensive Planning, Community
Development, Economic Development, Property Management, and
Traffic and Parking Management.
Organization of the Department is envisioned as a team effort
where responsibilities and duties are shared between staff,
assuring issues are addressed from a multi-disciplinary
perspective.
The Growth Management Department supports six programs:
Comprehensive Planning identifies and
analyzes long-term planning needs and recommends strategies and
legislation to promote sustainable development. The update and
implementation of Barnstable’s Comprehensive Plan is the primary
focus for these activities. Comprehensive Planning provides
planning services for wastewater facilities planning,
transportation planning, capital improvements, environmental
issues and downtown revitalization. Comprehensive Planning
offers professional planning services to Town residents,
businesses, the Town Manager and Town departments and boards
including the Land Acquisition and Preservation Committee.
Regulatory Review provides staff
support, technical assistance and clerical services to Planning
Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Old King's Highway Historic
District Committee, Barnstable Historical Commission, Hyannis
Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission and its
Appeals Committee and Site Plan Review.
Economic Development
strives to encourage sound growth, investment and
redevelopment of the business and industrial base of the Town
with the emphasis on creating stable long-term job opportunities
for residents, especially those jobs with secure benefits and
growth potential. Economic Development is committed to the
ongoing revitalization efforts for downtown Hyannis. The
Director of Growth Management provides staff support for this
program and the Barnstable Economic Development Commission. In
addition, Economic Development aims to enhance and enrich the
quality of life for the Town’s residents through the
coordination and augmentation of activities promoting arts and
culture.
Community Development
endeavors to renew and strengthen neighborhoods Town-wide by
encouraging livability and diversity and by providing affordable
and work force housing opportunities throughout the Town. This
program administers the Community Development Block Grant
Program, the Accessory Affordable Apartment Program and provides
staff support to the Housing Committee.
Property Management provides
management oversight of Town-owned property not specifically
under the purview of another Town agency. Management of new and
ongoing projects on these properties is a major component of
Property Management. Staff helps support the Community
Preservation Committee.
Traffic and Parking Management
provides review and analysis of plans for roadway improvements
to ensure proper traffic flow, offers ongoing analysis of
parking needs for public and private sector projects, provides
technical support to the Planning Board and serves as liaison
for regional transportation projects and planning .
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