Jump to:
-
Home
-
Government
- Agendas & Minutes
-
Regulatory Boards & Committees
- Select Board
- Board of Health
- Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners
- Community Preservation Committee
- Conservation Commission
- Planning Board
- Zoning Board of Appeals
-
Boards & Committees
- Zoom Links for Committees/Boards
- Regulatory Boards & Committee
-
Boards & Committees A to C
- Affordable Housing Committee
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
- Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Architectural Review Committee
- Board of Assessors
- Board of Health
- Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners
- Building Code Board of Appeals
-
Charter Review Committee
- Charter Review Committee Final Report and Recommendations
- Town Code and Orleans Home Rule Charter
- May 8, 2023 Annual Town Meeting
- October 17, 2022 Special Town Meeting
- May 9, 2022 Annual Town Meeting
- Charter Review Ideas Database, Surveys and Results, Questions to Town Officials
- Town Counsel & Town Administrator/Manager – CRC Correspondence
- Multi-Member Bodies & their Relationships, and Associate Members
- Quorum, Open Meeting Law & Codes of Conduct
- Best Practices
- 2020 - 2022 Annual Reports
- Previous Charter Review Committees
- CRC Resource Folder
- COA Board of Directors
- Community Preservation Committee
- Conservation Commission
- Cultural Council
- Cultural District Committee
-
Boards & Committees D to N
- Economic Development Committee
- Energy & Climate Action Committee
- Finance Committee
- Fourth of July Committee
- Historical Commission
- Historic District Study Committee
- Housing Authority
- Human Services Advisory Committee
- Long Range Capital Planning Committee
-
Marine & Fresh Water Quality Committee
- Freshwater Pond Reports
- Cedar Pond Reports
- Lonnie’s Pond Oyster Project Annual Reports
-
Management Plans
- Baker Pond Management Plan (PDF)
- Cedar Pond Water Quality Management Plan, July 2013 (PDF)
- Cedar Pond Tech Memo 10-29-09 (PDF)
- Crystal Lake Management Plan Final - January 2021
- Pilgrim Lake Management Plan, October 2019 (PDF)
- Uncle Harvey's Pond Management Plan - March 2018 (PDF)
- Uncle Harvey's Pond - Alum treatment information
- Cadmus Group Analysis of Pleasant Bay Water Quality Data, 2010 (PDF)
- Estuary Sampler Training 2020
- Orleans Ponds Report - WQ Monitoring Database 2017 (PDF)
- A Renter's Guide to the Natural Resources of Orleans (PDF)
- Successful Water Quality Management (PDF)
- Moderator
- Nauset Regional School Committee
-
Boards & Committees O to Z
- Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee
- Open Space Committee
- Orleans School Committee
- Personnel Advisory Board
- Planning Board
- Post-Sewer Hardscape Task Force
- Recreation Advisory Committee
- Registrar
- Safer Community Task Force
- Shellfish & Waterways Improvement Advisory Committee
- Site Plan Review Committee
- Snow Library Board of Trustees
- Snow Library Feasibility Task Force
- Transportation and Bikeways Advisory Committee
- Veteran's Grave Officer
- Veterans & Memorial Day Committee
- Wastewater Management Advisory Committee
- Zoning Board of Appeals
- Zoning Bylaw Task Force
-
Regional and State Committees
- Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates
- Barnstable County Human Services Council
- Barnstable County Home Consortium
- Board of Building Regulations & Standards
- Board of Plumbers & Gas Fitters
- Cape Cod & Islands Water Protection Fund Management Board
- Cape Cod Commission
- Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School Board of Trustees
- Cape Cod Regional Tech School Committee
- Cape Cod Sea Shore Advisory Committee
- Cape Light Compact / Joint Powers Entity
- Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance
- Pleasant Bay Steering Committee
-
Inactive Committees
- 141 Portanimicut Road Task Force
- Commission on Disabilities
- Community Building Renovation Task Force
- Community Center Feasibility Task Force
- Dredge Advisory Committee
- Governor Prence Planning Committee
- Nauset Estuary Stakeholders Group
- New Fire-Rescue Station Feasibility Study Committee
- Town Manager Search Committee
- Volunteering on a Board/Committee
-
Departments
-
Assessing
- Assessed Values by Year
- Assessing Fieldwork
- Assessing Reports
- Board of Assessors
- Boat Excise
- Change of Address Form (PDF)
- Commercial / Industrial Properties
- Exemptions
- Historic Real Property Sales
- Motor Vehicle Excise
- Obtaining a Passport
- Online Assessment Database
- Online GIS Maps
- Orleans Tax Rate History (PDF)
- Tax Map Book (PDF)
- Personal Property Abatements
- Real Property Abatements
-
Building
- Board of Building Regulations & Standards
- Board of Plumbers & Gas Fitters
- Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Flooding Website
- Contractor Complaint Form (PDF)
- Electrical Information
- Flood Hazard Information (PDF)
- Online Permit Portal
- Outdoor Lighting Bylaw
- Permits, Applications & Fees
- Plumbing & Gas
- Schedule of Use Regulations (PDF)
- Workers' Compensation Insurance Affidavit (PDF)
- Zoning Bylaws, Maps & Regulations
-
Conservation
- Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Flooding Website
- Conservation Commission
-
Conservation Properties
- Conservation Property Regulations (PDF)
- Activity Application Form
- Land Management Plans
- Orleans Conservation Lands Open for Public Use (PDF)
- Kent's Point
-
Putnam Farm
- Conservation Properties
- Putnam Farm Land Management Plan
- Conservation Property Rules and Regulations
- Putnam Farm Conservation Area Wetland Restoration Project Proposal
- Xerces Society Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Conservation Plan
- NRCS Conservation Plan
- Putnam Farm Pollinator Plan Discussion - 8/22/23
- Putnam Farm Existing Conditions Plan
- Smith Beach
- List of Native Plants
- Local & State Filing Forms
- Local & State Wetlands Regulations
- Meeting Schedules, Filing Fees, Filing Requirements & Deadlines
- Open Space Inventory Map (PDF)
- Town of Orleans Wetlands Regulations 196A (PDF)
- 141 Portanimicut Road Final Report 03-25-2021
- Council on Aging / Senior Center
-
Finance / Town Accountant
- Assessing Department
- Credit Ratings
- Finance Committee
- Independent Auditor's Report / Financial Statements
- Outstanding Debt Book Projection as of June 30, 2023
- 2020 Fiscal Stability Work Sessions
- MA Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services
- Municipal Finance Glossary (PDF)
- OPEB Actuarial Reports
- Orleans Annual Town Reports
- Treasurer / Collector
- Town Meetings / Elections
- Finance Training Workshop Materials
- Fire & Rescue
- Health
- Management Information Services
- Orleans Government Access TV (Channel 8)
- Parking
-
Planning
- Committees Supported by the Planning Department
- Downtown Planning
- Economic Development Planning
- Flooding Maps & Information
- Forms & Fee Schedule
- GIS Mapping
- Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Flooding Website
- Orleans Comprehensive Plan
- Orleans Design Guidelines
- Reports & Studies
- Village Center Planning
- Water Quality & Wastewater Planning
- Wayfinding Plan
- Zoning Bylaws & Regulations
- Municipal Vulnerability Assessment
- Massachusetts State Website
- Cape Cod Commission
-
Police
-
About Us
- Chief's Message
- Contact Us
- Department History
- Orleans Police Memorial
-
Photos
- Law Enforcement Torch Run 2014
- Lower Cape Outreach Food Drive 2014
- Lt. Fitzpatrick Funeral Service
- Old Pictures from Orleans Police Department
- Orleans Police Department Block Party 2013
- Orleans Police Department Cruisers
- Police / Fire Departments Charity Softball Game 2014
- Range Qualifications 2014
- Toys for Tots 2013
- Divisions
- Emergency Preparation
- How Do I...
-
About Us
- Procurement
-
Public Works & Natural Resources
- Highways & Parks
-
Natural Resources - Beaches
- Beach / Park Rules & Regulations (PDF)
- Beach Webcams
- Dogs on the Beaches (PDF)
- Facility Use Application (PDF)
- Nauset Beach Management
- Nauset Beach Tides
- Nauset Estuary
- Online Sticker Sales
- Orleans Outer Beach Management Plan (PDF)
- Over Sand Vehicles
- Shark Safety Video
- Shellfish & Harbormaster
- Weddings & Events
- Recycle Smart (PDF)
- Road Construction / Traffic Redirection Information
- Shellfish & Harbormaster
- Stormwater
- Transfer Station
- Wastewater Department
- Recreation
- Schools
- Snow Library
- Sticker Office
- Town Manager
-
Town Clerk
- Business Certificates
- Campaign Finance Information for Candidates
- Dog Licensing & Regulations
- Election Results
- How To Obtain a Certified Copy of a Birth, Marriage, or Death Certificate
- Laserfiche - Minutes
- Laserfiche - Town Reports
- Local Candidates & Ballot Questions Campaign Finance Reports
- Marriage License Information
- Open Meeting Law Guidelines
- Orleans Guide to Public Records Requests (PDF)
- Public Records Request
- Raffle Permit Application (PDF)
- Town Charter
- Town Code of Orleans
- Town Meeting "Doings" by Year
- Precinct Map
-
Treasurer / Tax Collector
- Abandoned / Lost Checks
- Ambulance Bill Payment
- Boat Excise Tax (PDF)
- Change of Address Form (PDF)
- Delinquent Charges / Licenses & Permits
- Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes (PDF)
- Municipal Lien Certificate Request (PDF)
- Pay Tax Bills Online
- Personal Property Tax Information
- Real Estate Tax Information
- Calendar Year 2022 Personal Property Tax Payments
- Calendar Year 2022 Real Estate Tax Payments
- Water Department
- Burn Permits
-
Assessing
- Town Calendar
- Gift House
- Community Initiatives
- Town Meeting Information
-
Town Code and Town Charter
-
Charter Information
- Charter Review Committee Final Report and Recommendations
- Town Code and Orleans Home Rule Charter
- May 8, 2023 Annual Town Meeting
- October 17, 2022 Special Town Meeting
- May 9, 2022 Annual Town Meeting
- Charter Review Ideas Database, Surveys and Results, Questions to Town Officials
- Town Counsel & Town Administrator/Manager – CRC Correspondence
- Multi-Member Bodies & their Relationships, and Associate Members
- Quorum, Open Meeting Law & Codes of Conduct
- Best Practices
- 2020 - 2022 Annual Reports
- Previous Charter Review Committees
- CRC Resource Folder
-
Charter Information
-
Wastewater Infrastructure
-
Citizens Communications
- Conservation Commission Letter
- Construction Activities & Detours
- Groundbreaking Ceremony (PDF)
- The History of Wastewater Planning in Orleans (PDF)
- Introduction Letter (PDF)
- Property Owner's Guidebook
- Property Owner's Grinder Pump O&M Guidebook (PDF)
- Sewer Assessment Bylaw (PDF)
- Sewer Service Verification Letter (PDF)
- Sewer Use Rules & Regulations
- Transition Rules
- Sewer System FAQ
- Sewer Service Connections
- Sewer Service Consultant Resources
- Phase 1 - Downtown Area
- Phase 2 - Meetinghouse Pond Area
- Contract Operations
- 2016 Amended Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
-
2011 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
- Amended CWMP Draft, July 2016
- Cedar Pond (PDF)
-
CWMP / Wastewater Archives
- Cape Cod Commission DRI Information Review
- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan - December 2010
- Draft Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan October 2008
- Draft Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan April 2009
- Technical Review & Cost Analysis of CWMP
- Wastewater Management Plan Steering Committee
- WMVDC Final Report Bibliography
- Woods Hole Group Peer Review Presentation from 5 / 07 / 09
- Downtown Plan (PDF)
- Financial Model & Program Cost
- Financial Planning
- Freshwater Ponds Management
- Meetinghouse Pond Plan (PDF)
- Notice of Project Change, Oct 2018
- Orleans Downtown Collection System Preliminary plans March 13, 2019 (PDF)
- OWQAP Meetings & Key Documents
- Permeable Reactive Barrier Work
- Sites & Siting
-
Technical Reports, Documents & Information
- AECOM Contract & Deliverables
- Brewster Reports & Documents (PDF)
- Eastham Reports & Documents (PDF)
- Fertilizer Management Information
- GHD Preliminary Stormwater Assessment, September 2013 (PDF)
- Notice of Project Change, Non-Traditional Alternatives - March 14, 2019 (PDF)
- Notice of Project Change, October 2018
- Orleans Reports & Documents
- Other Reference Materials
- Tri-Town Plant
- Wastewater & Septage Technologies
- Watershed Alternatives Development
- Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs)
- Estimated Betterments – Downtown Project
- Sewer System FAQ
-
Citizens Communications
-
Community
- News and Notifications
-
Affordable/Attainable Housing
- Affordable Housing Initiatives in Orleans
- Affordable Housing Documents and Presentations
- Housing Committees
- Affordable Housing Resources on Cape Cod
- Housing FAQs
- Topics of Interest
- Orleans Channel 8
- Online Services
- Quick Links
- Beaches and OSV
- Recreational & Cultural
-
Community Initiatives
- Pollinator Pathway Resolution
- Green Community
- Fertilizer Home Rule Petition 2022
-
Pesticide Home Rule Petition 2023
- Home Rule Petition Article
- Current Town Policies
- Communications
- News
- Volunteer Petition
- Pesticide-Induced Disease Database
- Reports, Studies, Documents, and Articles
- Organizations, Resource Websites
- State Laws and Home Rule Petition Bills
- Interviews: Podcast, Radio, PSA
- Movies/Documentaries
- Informational Presentations
- Support Statements/Vote
- Contact/Volunteer
- Frequently Asked Questions
-
Community Links
- Community Events
- Friends of Pleasant Bay
- Orleans Chamber of Commerce
- Orleans Citizens Forum
- Orleans Conservation Trust
- Orleans Cultural District
- Orleans Farmers Market
- Orleans Historical Society
- Orleans Improvement Association
- Orleans Pond Coalition
- Orleans 4th of July
- Lower Cape TV
- Veterans Memorial Park at Academy Place
-
Business
- Building Permit Applications
- Request for Bids and Proposals
- Business Certificates
- GIS Mapping
- Licensing
- Orleans Chamber of Commerce
-
Visiting Orleans
▲ Back to Top -
How Do I...
▲ Back to Top -
Feature Links
▲ Back to Top -
Employee Portal
- Personnel Policies
- Health Insurance Documents
- Tax and Banking Forms
- Collective Bargaining Agreements & Personnel Bylaw
- IT Help Desk Portal
- MIIA Employees Assistance Program
- Pinnacle Care
-
Testing and Staging
- Fire Rescue