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Planning & Community Development 2007 Calendar
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Planning and Community Development Department
The PCD Department performs three primary functions:
Growth Management
Growth Management involves the regulation of private developments in the City. In doing so it provides staff support to the following Boards:
- Planning Board
- Millyard Design Review Committee
- Heritage Commission
Staff is available to review regulations and application requirements for potential developers and to provide information to abutters and other concerned citizens. A calendar is available at the top of this page which outlines the meeting dates for the year and deadlines for application.
Community Development
The Department assists the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen in the programming and management of the Community Improvement Program. This program manages and coordinates the various capital and special funding programs in the City. Each year the Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopt a CIP plan which appropriates the annual CIP budget and provides long range estimates of capital needs in the City. A special activity of the program is to manage funding from the US Department of Housing and Community Development. These include: Community Development Block Grants, HOME grants for housing and Emergency Shelter Grants.
Long-range Planning and Special Projects
The Department undertakes a wide variety of area planning, Master Plan and functional planning projects. In addition, we are charged with a number of Special projects such as addressing the housing needs of the City and site location for projects such as the Senior Center and Human Services Building.
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