The Planning and Community Design department provides a wide array of planning services and technical assistance to Cape communities and the region. With expertise in land use planning and zoning, natural resources, historic preservation, community design, and other areas, the planning staff works to improve the function and character of communities while managing growth and protecting the Cape's sensitive environment.
The Planning and Community design department plays a major role in updates to the Regional Policy Plan (RPP), Local Comprehensive Plan assistance, establishing Districts of Critical Planning Concern and Growth Incentive Zones, coastal resilience planning, regional and corridor-wide transportation and planning studies, and resource protection efforts. Planning staff works collaboratively with Community Design and Economic Development staff on RESET projects.
Related Work
Plans
Initiatives
![Regional Planning](/assets/Uploads/8b6c187b9b/Regional2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDg2XQ.png)
![District Local Technical Assistance](/assets/works-images/2419912793/DLTA__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Historic Preservation Projects & Publications](/assets/Uploads/78d300a9b2/WoodsHole4-v2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Community Design](/assets/Uploads/b361675df8/CommDesign__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDExM10.png)
![Regional Economic Strategy Executive Team (RESET)](/assets/works-images/261a9d174a/RESET__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDk1XQ.jpg)
![Affordable Housing and Housing Resources](/assets/Uploads/b85a441666/0000s_0003_24_Affordable-Housing__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Districts of Critical Planning Concern](/assets/Uploads/1b0e3ebc54/Sippewissett__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Graphics & Visualizations](/assets/Uploads/2b3b49052b/Visualizations__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDkzXQ.png)
![Joint Base Cape Cod](/assets/works-images/b2e9671742/IMG_4193__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.jpg)
![Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning](/assets/works-images/fa940d2c09/MHMPlanning__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Cape Cod & COVID-19 Resources](/assets/works-images/f2980bb4c4/CDC-CoVID-19-banner__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDI1NF0.jpg)
![Business Recovery & Resiliency Planning](/assets/works-images/3d86e060c8/website-thumbnail-v3.png)
![COVID-19 Municipal Planning Resources](/assets/works-images/f2980bb4c4/CDC-CoVID-19-banner__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDI1NF0.jpg)
Maps and Data
![2018 RPP Data Viewer](/assets/Uploads/GIS-Headers/d22ea6ac45/RPPDataViewer2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Hyannis Redesign](/assets/Uploads/GIS-Headers/c982705f34/Hyannis__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![The Future of North Eastham](/assets/Uploads/aff2881876/EasthamStorymap-contrast__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Cape Cod Coastal Planner](/assets/Uploads/74a8046a59/CoastalPlanner-v2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Solar Screening Tool](/assets/a28f17a137/Web-Tile_-Solar-Screening__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsInkiLDE2XQ.png)
![Data Cape Cod](/assets/COVID-Municipal-Planning-Strategies-Icons/Favicon__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsInkiLDEwXQ.png)
![Barnstable Local Comprehensive Plan](/assets/works-images/BarnstableLCP-tile__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsInkiLDE3XQ.jpg)
Projects
![Hyannis Growth Incentive Zone](/assets/Uploads/2a06e4aeca/20170722_191515__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.jpg)
![Woods Hole Historic District Planning Study](/assets/Uploads/7cd71514cc/0000s_0000_373_WoodsHole__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Mashpee RESET](/assets/Uploads/1fa0fc550a/shoestringbay5__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE4XQ.jpg)
![Orleans RESET](/assets/Uploads/2dc6acdbca/DSC_6949__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDM4XQ.jpg)
![Cape Cod Housing Market Analysis](/assets/works-images/a6b81f6863/HousingAnalysis-v2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Yarmouth RESET](/assets/works-images/18d1ab5c5b/YarmouthRESET__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.jpg)
![Community Resiliency by Design](/assets/Uploads/2946840e68/CRBD__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Barnstable RESET](/assets/Uploads/83225669fe/hyannisharbor__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE5XQ.jpeg)
![Resilient Cape Cod](/assets/Uploads/dae701e7cc/High-Head-Truro__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE3OF0.jpg)
![Chatham Route 28 Visioning Project](/assets/0c5f2435d9/ChathamRoute28__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDgzXQ.png)
![Sandwich RESET](/assets/Uploads/8b0874c38a/Marsh__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDUwXQ.png)
![Bourne RESET](/assets/works-images/Bourne_RESET_Card__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.jpg)
![East Harwich Village Center Handbook](/assets/Uploads/a1d93d1e8b/EHVC__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Orleans Complete Streets](/assets/works-images/2dc6acdbca/DSC_6949__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE5XQ.jpg)
![Eastham Complete Streets](/assets/works-images/4448783061/file1-14__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDBd.jpeg)
![Bourne Complete Streets](/assets/works-images/72ae61e85f/Bourne_Complete_Streets2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE2OV0.jpg)
![Orleans Wayfinding](/assets/works-images/ced92bb93e/OrleansWayfinding1__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDE1MV0.png)
![Falmouth Complete Streets](/assets/works-images/3c139eb4c0/falmouth-cs2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Business Impact Surveys](/assets/Business-Recovery/business-survey__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.png)
![Low Lying Roads: Truro](/assets/works-images/Truro.jpg)
![Low Lying Roads: Barnstable](/assets/works-images/Barnstable-llr.jpg)
![Flood Area Design Guidelines](/assets/works-images/Web-Card-Image-Flood-Area-DG__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.png)
![Design Guidelines for Multifamily Housing](/assets/works-images/Design-Guidelines-Header-v2__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsIngiLDEwN10.png)
![Mixed-Use Model Bylaw](/assets/works-images/ChathamMU-Web-v4__FocusFillWzMwMCwyMjUsZmFsc2UsMF0.png)
Regulatory
Staff
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Chloe SchaeferChief Plannerchloe.schaefer@capecodcommission.org
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Martha HevenorPlanner IImhevenor@capecodcommission.org
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Elisabeth KellamCommunity Design Plannerelisabeth.kellam@capecodcommission.org
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Cory MurrayCommunity Development Plannercory.murray@capecodcommission.org