The Community Development Department administers and enforces zoning and land development regulations, building regulations, coastal and flood regulations, and local environmental standards. The purpose is to encourage and promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, health, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town, and to recognize and promote real property rights.
The Department also provides staff support to the Town Council for land development regulation matters and other matters as assigned, and to the Local Planning Agency and Historic Preservation Board.