The Planning and Community Development Department works with the Town Board, Planning Board, and Board of Zoning Appeals. It offers advice on present and future land use, transportation, demographics and community facilities. The community development activities of the office are federally funded and include low interest loans to income qualified home owners for certain home repairs. The department is also responsible for administering various types of zoning and development applications such as variances, special use permits, subdivisions, commercial site and facade alteration approvals, flood hazard permits, coastal development permits, zoning petitions, permits to build on lots lacking access, wireless facility permits, miscellaneous waivers, and extensions under director Frank DeRubeis.