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  2. Government

    1. Office of The Mayor
      1. 2020 Inaugural Address
      2. 2018 Inaugural Address
      3. Annual Reports
      4. Budgets
      5. Mayor's Bio
    2. City Council
      1. City Council Documents
      2. Current Votes & Notice of Adoption of Loan Orders
      3. Standing Committee Documents
    3. Boards & Commissions
      1. Affordable Housing Trust
      2. Animal Advisory Committee
      3. Archives Committee
      4. Board of Assessors
      5. Board of Health
      6. Board of Registrars
      7. Building Committee for Lanes Cove Fish Shack
      8. Cable TV Advisory Committee
      9. Capital Improvement Advisory Board
      10. Cemeteries Advisory Committee
        1. Cemetery List
        2. Agendas & Minutes
        3. Facebook Links
        4. Dolliver's Cemetery Inscriptions
      11. City Hall Restoration Commission
        1. Restoration of City Hall
        2. Support the Restoration of City Hall
        3. History of City Hall
      12. Clean City Commission
      13. Clean Energy Commission
      14. Committee for the Arts
        1. Gloucester Public Art
      15. Community Preservation Committee
      16. Conservation Commission
      17. Council on Aging
      18. Dogtown Preservation Commission
      19. Downtown Development Committee
      20. Economic Development & Industrial Corp.
      21. Fisheries Commission
      22. Gloucester Cultural Council
      23. Harbormaster Building Committee
      24. Harbor Plan Committee
      25. Historic District Commission
      26. Historical Commission
        1. Preservation Awards
          1. Preservation Awards 2019
          2. Preservation Awards 2018
          3. Criteria
          4. Preservation Awards 2017
          5. Preservation Awards 2016
          6. Preservation Awards 2015
        2. National Register
          1. Dogtown
          2. Rocky Neck
        3. GHC Document Directory
        4. Helpful Links
        5. Survey & Planning Reports
          1. Year 2016
          2. Year 2015
          3. Year 2012
      27. Licensing Board
        1. Licenses and Applications
        2. Licensing Fee Schedule
      28. Licensing Commission
      29. Mariners' Medal Committee
      30. Open Space & Recreation Committee
        1. North Gloucester Wood Study
      31. Plan Implementation Review Committee (PIRC)
      32. Planning Board
      33. Planting Committee
      34. Retirement Board
      35. Records Management Advisory Board
      36. Shellfish Advisory Commission
      37. Stage Fort Park Advisory Committee
      38. Tourism Commission
      39. Traffic Commission
      40. Waterways Board
      41. Zoning Board of Appeals
    4. Public Meeting Notices
    5. Code of Ordinances
    6. Massachusetts General Laws
    7. Zoning Ordinance
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  3. Departments

    1. Archives
      1. Archives Request Form
      2. Collections Index
      3. Digital Collections
      4. Finding Aids
      5. Lost at Sea
      6. Research Guides
      7. Vital Records Search
    2. Assessor
      1. Assessments Online
      2. Assessor's FAQs
      3. Community Preservation Act
      4. Excise Tax
        1. Boat
          1. Valuation Schedule
        2. Motor Vehicle
      5. Forms & Resources
      6. Homestead Act
      7. Real Estate Tax
        1. Abatement
        2. Personal Exemptions
        3. Property Exemptions
        4. Tax Rates
        5. Valuations
          1. Property Value Averages
      8. Senior "Circuit Breaker" Tax Credit
    3. Building Department
    4. City Auditor
      1. FAQs
      2. Massachusetts General Laws: Auditor
    5. City Clerk
      1. Boards & Commissions
      2. Dog Regulations
      3. Services
        1. Business Certificates
        2. Dog Licenses
        3. Marriage Licenses
        4. Vital Records
      4. Permits, Licenses, and Forms
      5. Elections
        1. Ward/Precinct Map updated 2016
        2. Campaign Political Finance Reports
        3. Polling Places
        4. Election Results and Specimen Ballots
          1. 2017 Results [Live]
      6. Submitting Meeting Notices
      7. Public Records Request (FOIA)
    6. Community Development
      1. BIO Initiative
      2. Boards, Committees & Commissions
      3. Brownfields Program
      4. Clean Energy Planning
      5. Conservation Division
        1. Conservation Commission
        2. Draft FEMA Maps
        3. Wetland Maps
      6. Grants Division
        1. Housing Programs
      7. Harbor Planning & Development
        1. Designated Port Area (DPA)
        2. Harbor Planning
        3. I4-C2, 65 Rogers Street
        4. Maritime Port Economy Summit
        5. 2nd Annual Maritime Summit
        6. 2014 Harbor Plan
      8. HarborWalk
      9. Housing Programs
        1. Housing Production Plan
        2. Affordable Housing Trust
        3. First Time Homebuyers
        4. Housing & Rehabilitation Program
        5. Fair Housing
      10. Open Space & Recreation Planning
      11. North Gloucester Woods Study
      12. Planning Division
        1. Planning Board
        2. Zoning Maps
      13. Plans & Documents
      14. Resilience Planning
      15. Visitor Center
    7. Council on Aging
      1. Calendar of Events (PDF)
      2. Computer Training Program
      3. Council on Aging Art Program
      4. Coastline News Newsletter
      5. Friends of the Council on Aging
      6. Outreach Program
      7. TRIAD
      8. Services / Programs
      9. Staff Directory
      10. Welcome Team
    8. Fire Department
      1. Emergency Alerting
      2. Emergency Management
        1. Emergency Response Team (CERT)
      3. Fire Prevention
        1. Permit Fees
        2. For Realtors and Real Estate Agents
      4. Fire Safety Tips
        1. Carbon Monoxide
        2. Chimney, Fireplaces & Wood Stoves
        3. Home Heating
        4. National Fire Protection Association Safety
        5. Nicole's Law
        6. Smoke Detectors
      5. Firefighters Civil Service Exam
      6. Firefighters Memorial
      7. History
      8. Honor Guard
      9. News Blog
      10. Open Burn Permits & Regulations
        1. Additional Tips
      11. Renters Insurance
      12. Services
      13. What To Do If You Have A Fire
        1. After The Fire
        2. If You are Insured
        3. If You Are Not Insured
        4. Valuing Your Property
    9. Harbormaster
      1. City Moorings
      2. Launch Service
      3. Mooring Areas
      4. Mooring Wait List
      5. No Lobstering Area
      6. No Wake Areas
    10. Health Department
      1. Animal Complaint FAQ
      2. Animal Inspector
      3. Annual Reports
      4. Board of Health
      5. Board of Health Members
      6. Calendar
      7. Community Health Education
        1. Domestic Violence Prevention
        2. Get Fit Gloucester
        3. Health Articles
        4. HIV, AIDS & Hepatitis C
        5. Hoarding Taskforce
        6. Maternal Health
          1. Upcoming Community Events
        7. 2012 Health Needs Assessment
        8. 2007 Health Needs Assessment
        9. 2009 Student Health Survey
      8. Dental Center
      9. Emergency Preparedness
      10. Environmental Health
        1. Lead in Drinking Water
        2. West Nile Virus and EEE
        3. Asbestos
        4. Bathing Beaches
        5. Camps
        6. Dumpsters
        7. Garbage Trucks
        8. Hotels & Motels
        9. Housing
        10. Lead Paint
        11. Mercury Disposal
        12. Noise Control
        13. Nuisances & Complaints
        14. Septic Systems
          1. Septic System Pumping
          2. Function Check Forms
          3. Installation, Operations and Maintenance Info
          4. Septic Loan Program
        15. Swimming Pools
        16. Wells
      11. Fluoridation in Community Water Supply
        1. School Air Quality Reports
      12. Food Service & Alcohol Licensing
      13. Gardening in Gloucester
      14. Get Fit Gloucester
      15. Gloucester Family Health Center
      16. Gloucester Student Health Survey
      17. Immunizations & Communicable Disease Control
        1. Communicable Diseases
        2. Coronavirus (COVID-19)
          1. City Operations Information
          2. Reopening Information
        3. Flu Clinics
        4. Immunizations
      18. Information on Ticks and Mosquitoes
      19. Information on the Ebola Virus
      20. News
      21. Reference Materials
      22. REGULATIONS
      23. Service Animals
      24. Short Term Rentals - FAQ
      25. Staff Directory
      26. Sticker Shock
      27. Substance Abuse Prevention
        1. Healthy Gloucester Collaborative
        2. Medication Disposal
        3. Sharps Disposal
      28. Tobacco Control
    11. Information Technology
      1. Online Services
        1. Event Mapping
      2. Data Hub
        1. Inspectional Services Permit Data
      3. Remote Public Meetings
    12. Inspectional Services
      1. Construction During COVID-19
      2. Building Inspector
        1. Applications & Forms
        2. Architectural Access Board
        3. Building Bureau Regulations & Standards
        4. Building Code 780CMR
        5. City of Gloucester Code of Ordinances
        6. City of Gloucester Zoning Ordinance
        7. Department of Public Safety Licensee Look-Up
        8. HIC Registration
        9. HIC Registration Look-Up
        10. International Code Council (ICC)
        11. Wetlands Map
        12. Zoning Maps
      3. Electrical Inspector
        1. Application
        2. Board of State Examiners of Electricians
        3. General Laws of Massachusetts Chapter 141
        4. Massachusetts Electrical Code Amendments
        5. OCABR - Find a Licensee
      4. Plumbing & Gas Fitting Inspector
        1. Application
        2. General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 142
        3. OCABR - Check a Professional Licensee
        4. State Examiners of Plumbers & Gas Fitters
        5. Uniform State Plumbing Code 248CMR 10.00
      5. Sealer of Weights & Measures
      6. Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)
        1. Calendar / Note Box
        2. City of Gloucester Zoning Ordinance
        3. General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 40A
      7. Permit Listings
      8. Solar Permitting Guide & Checklist (PDF)
      9. Vacant Buildings
    13. Legal Department
    14. Library
    15. Personnel
      1. Job Postings
      2. Job Application
      3. Summer Job Application
      4. Labor Service Application Form
      5. Employee Page
      6. Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
    16. Police Department
      1. Applications & Forms
      2. Child Safety Seats
      3. Divisions
      4. Domestic Violence & Abuse
      5. Help with Teenagers
      6. Identity Theft & Telephone Scams
      7. Melanie's Law
      8. Police Department Memorial
      9. Sex Offenders
      10. NS Rape Crisis
      11. SAFE WATCH PROGRAM
    17. Public Works
      1. Beach Information
        1. Beach Sticker Application
        2. Beach Sticker Contact Information
        3. Beach Regulations
        4. Dog Rules and Regulations
        5. No Feeding or Disturbing Wildlife Ordinance
        6. Protected Species - Piping Plover
        7. Tide Chart And Water Temperature Information
      2. Cemetery, Central Services & Snow / Ice
      3. Cross Connection
        1. What is Cross Connection
      4. Engineering
        1. Drainlayer Licensing Information
        2. Street Listing
      5. Erecting Signs At The Rotary
      6. Licensed Drainlayers
      7. Private Way Maintenance/Road Repair
      8. Project: Trask Street Area
      9. Public Services
        1. Parks and Recreational Facilities
        2. Talbot Rink
        3. Highway / Street Division
        4. Regulations
        5. Wedding Permits
        6. Group Permits
      10. Snow Center
        1. Snow Shoveling Tips
        2. Snow Emergency Information
        3. PS Advisory: Roof Collapses
      11. Trash & Recycling
        1. Bag Purchasing Locations
        2. Ban On Household Sharps Disposal
        3. Compost Facility Information
        4. Drop-Off Recycling Programs
        5. Electronics, Appliances, and Large Items (Bulk)
        6. Household Hazardous Waste Day
        7. Recycling
        8. Special Collections
        9. Trash Collection
      12. Utilities
        1. Water Conservation Tips
        2. Water & Sewer Rates
        3. Water Main Flushing
      13. Water Compliance Office
        1. Fats. Oils, and Grease (FOG)
        2. EPA’s Tentative Denial of Secondary Treatment
      14. The Sawyer Free Library Now Offers A "Library Of Things"
    18. Purchasing
      1. Bid Abstracts (PDF)
      2. Bidding Opportunities
    19. Schools
    20. Shellfish Department
      1. Shellfish Advisory Commission
    21. Treasurer/Collector
      1. Monthly Parking Tags for 10-Hour Meters
      2. Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Information
      3. Municipal Lien Certificates
      4. Payments & Bills 
        1. Parking Ticket Payments
      5. Real Estate Tax Information
      6. Septic Loan Program
    22. Veterans Services
      1. Chapter 115 Benefits
      2. Compensation & Pensions
      3. Deployed Service Members
        1. Families
        2. Service Members
      4. Guides to Benefits
      5. Veterans Business Initiative
      6. Veterans Links
      7. Coffee Socials
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  4. Residents

    1. Assessment Information
    2. Beach Information
    3. Cape Ann Beacon
    4. Citizen Request
    5. City Schools
    6. Dog Licenses
    7. Dog Rules & Regulations
    8. Employment Opportunities
    9. Gloucester Daily Times
    10. Health Department Services
    11. Housing Grant Programs
    12. Industrial Development
    13. Marriage Licenses
    14. Online Bill Pay
    15. Parks & Recreation
    16. Sawyer Free Library
    17. Vital Records
    18. Volunteering in Gloucester
    19. Voter Registration
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  5. Businesses

    1. Assessment Information
    2. Bidding Opportunities
    3. Building Department
    4. Business Certificates
    5. Business Resources
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  6. Visitors

    1. Beach Information
    2. Cape Ann Vacations
    3. Discover Gloucester
    4. Employment
    5. Gloucester's History
    6. Local Transportation Information
    7. Locations & Driving Directions
    8. Sawyer Free Library
    9. Visitor Center
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  7. How Do I

    1. Apply For a Job
    2. Contact the City Council
    3. Contact The City
    4. Obtain a Business License
    5. Obtain a Dog License
    6. Obtain a Marriage License
    7. Read City Ordinances
    8. Register to Vote
    9. Request an Archived Record
    10. Schedule a Building Inspection
    11. See all FAQs
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  8. Feature Links

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Bids & RFPs
    3. Essential Documents
    4. FAQs
    5. Flu Info
    6. Online Permitting
    7. Report an Issue
    8. Staff Directory
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