The Role of Technical Guidance in Regulatory Review
Separate from, but in support of this RPP, the Commission has developed Technical Guidance. The Technical Guidance contains Placetype Maps, Technical Bulletins and references to resource areas mapped by federal, state and local governments. There is a Technical Bulletin for each of the fourteen goals of the RPP. The primary application of the Technical Guidance is during DRI or other regional regulatory review, and its primary purpose is to assist the Commission in its determination of whether a project is consistent with applicable RPP goals and objectives, and alternatively, to detail how an applicant could design and pursue its project to meet the applicable RPP goals and objectives.
- Introduction - Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan Technical Bulletins
- Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan Technical Guidance (all Technical Bulletins compiled)
PLACETYPE AND RESOURCE MAPS
NATURAL SYSTEMS
- Water Resources Technical Bulletin
- Ocean Resources Technical Bulletin
- Wetlands Resources Technical Bulletin
- Wildlife Plant Habitat Technical Bulletin
- Open Space Technical Bulletin
BUILT SYSTEMS
- Community Design Technical Bulletin
- Coastal Resiliency Technical Bulletin
- Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Technical Bulletin
- Transportation Technical Bulletin
- Energy Technical Bulletin
- Waste Management Technical Bulletin
- Climate Mitigation Technical Bulletin
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS
OTHER TECHNICAL BULLETINS
- Technical Bulletin 91-001 - Nitrogen Loading
- Technical Bulletin 92-001 - Estimation of High Groundwater Levels for Construction and Land Use Planning
- Technical Bulletin 96-001 - Designing the Future to Honor the Past: Design Guidelines for Cape Cod (33.5MB file)
- Addendum to Technical Bulletin 96-001 - Contextual Design on Cape Cod: Design Guidelines for Large-Scale Development
- Technical Bulletin 96-002 - Guidelines for Referral of Historic Structures to the Cape Cod Commission
- Technical Bulletin 97-001 - Guidelines for DRI Review of Wireless Communication Towers
- Technical Bulletin 12-001 - Visual Impact Assessment Methodology for Offshore Development
Other Guidance Documents for Regulatory Review:
- Referring Historic Properties to the Cape Cod Commission for Review - An explanation of the process for making mandatory or discretionary referrals of historic properties
REPEALED TECHNICAL BULLETINS
(Per Cape Cod Commission vote, 01/24/2019)
- Technical Bulletin 92-002 - DRI Guidelines for Natural Resources Inventory
- Technical Bulletin 94-001 - Guidelines for Calculation and Provision of Open Space in DRIs
- Technical Bulletin 95-001 - DRI Guidance for Exterior Lighting Design
- Technical Bulletin 96-003 - Guidelines for Transportation Impact Assessment
- Technical Bulletin 01-001 - DRI Guidelines for Invasive Plant Species Management Plan
- Technical Bulletin 04-002 - DRI Economic Development Technical Bulletin
- Technical Bulletin 09-001 - DRI Guidelines for Mitigation Credit and Reduction for Minimum Performance Standard AH3.2
- Technical Bulletin 09-002 - DRI Guidelines for Energy Compliance
- Technical Bulletin 10-001 - Guidelines for Calculation of Mitigation for DRIs in "Other" Category for Minimum Performance Standard AH3.1
Regional Policy Plan:
Effective March 30, 2021
