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Beach Information Beach Water Quality test results. Read more about water quality at Provincetown Beaches from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Minimum standards for bathing beaches in Massachusetts. Read the regulations. For more information contact the Health Agent at 487-7020 ext 529 or Health Inspector at 487-7020 ext 537. Provincetown Harbor Municipal Harbor Plan. Article 32 of the April 7, 1997 Annual Town Meeting approved the Municipal Harbor Plan for the Town of Provincetown. The Plan establishes a reasoned approach to the future use and management of Provincetown Harbor and its edges. The Plan was prepared by the Town of Provincetown to address numerous existing problems and to establish consensus about the character and quality of the harbor into the Twenty-first Century. The Plan has been prepared in concert with the requirements for a Municipal Harbor Plan as recognized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, to establish a consistent regulatory approach to those lands and waters subject to Commonwealth jurisdiction. Five key issue areas have been addressed in this plan, and are reflected in its recommendations: preserving the Harbor's Built and Natural Assets; promoting Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture; providing for Diverse Vessel Use and Needs; assuring Public Access to the Shoreline for Recreation; and planning for Future Harbor Uses. Changes to Aquaculture
Regulations: The Provincetown Board of
Selectmen held a public hearing on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 6 P.M.
in the Judge Welsh Hearing Room, Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial
Street, Provincetown, MA 02657 and then and there voted to revise
the Aquaculture Regulations, effective immediately. See Public
Notice. Historic
Mean High Water. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) has provided the Town of Provincetown with a digitization
of the Historic Mean High Water line. See
that line on the Town's aerial photographs of Provincetown Harbor.
Provincetown Harbor is a unique asset for the community, the region, and the Commonwealth. Tucked inside a curling spit of sand at the outermost reaches of Cape Cod, the harbor provides a deep natural anchorage and picturesque setting that has attracted settlers, fishermen, tourists and residents for hundreds of years. Like other harbors, it has mirrored a changing economy. Once a major fishing and commercial port, the harbor edge was historically lined with numerous piers and wharves. Commercial Street along the harbor's edge served a vital marine-oriented economy and its related culture. While it still serves a vital role as a marine harbor, the business of the harbor is now largely related to tourism, which is the predominant economic activity for Provincetown and Cape Cod. PWC Marked Channel By-law Effective May 2, 2002. The Personal Water Craft Marked Channel By-law approved by the April 1, 2002 Special Town Meeting took effect May 2, 2002.The Channel was amended at the April 7, 2004 Special Town Meeting. MacMillan Pier Reconstruction Project. Click here to read about the status of the $18-million reconstruction of MacMillan Pier, to serve the needs of the next forty years. For more information contact:
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