Plans and Policies
Cambridge has carefully planned and created policies that gave the City a unified roadmap and enforceable standards to cut building greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, reduce waste and electrify transportation, and harden infrastructure citywide. They also institutionalized accountability for measurable outcomes.
License Commission
The Cambridge License Commission is responsible for issuing numerous licenses/permits and enforcing rules, regulations, local ordinances and state laws. It also houses the Pole and Conduit Commission and enforces the Noise Ordinance.
100 Percent Affordable Housing Overlay
The 100%-Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) is designed to help affordable housing developers create new affordable homes more quickly, more cost effectively, and in areas of the city where there are currently fewer affordable housing opportunities.