Land Development Application Search Tool
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4. For technical questions about the Land Development Application Search Tool please contact the Planning Commission GIS Division at gis brgov com 12 Appendix A Release Notes 1 LDAST 4 2 Release Date 8 8 2014 This version 4 2 of LDAST features changes to the user interface and resources e Layer Option Panel interface improved e Council Districts layer with options added e Title bar redesigned e Updated User Guide 2 LDAST 4 1 Release Date 1 8 2014 This version 4 1 of LDAST features changes to the user interface and resources e Horizontal Navigation bar was added e Contact Us page added e About LDAST page added e Resources page added e Info Window improved 3 LDAST 4 0 Release Date 12 3 2013 This version 4 0 of LDAST features a complete revision of the application e Google Maps API Version 3 was implemented e The formatting and style of the page was changed e The map was enlarged e Info Windows were changed 4 LDAST 3 3 1 Release Date 10 3 2013 This version 3 3 1 of LDAST features changes to the Zoning Layer e Zoning Thematic and Legend removed e Layers drop down menu changed to Zoning Layers e Added six categories of zoning districts including Agriculture Rural Commercial Industrial Office Public PUD Residential e Each category may be toggled on or off 13 e Updated User Guide 5 LDAST 3 2 1 Release Date 9 13 2013 This version 3 2 1 of the LDAST features significant chan
5. Land Development Application Search Tool User Guide LDAST v4 2 Last Revision August 8 2014 Table of Contents Table Or CONTENTS Aa aaa i Table OF PIRUl OS nacen acc ii O ciini aaa a a a ER 1 Gettine Stalled nanna aa a a acc ico 2 VWewWng the LDAST Web podes aid 3 IV IG BENT EMO NS ita 4 Viewing Planning and Zoning Cases iaa ias 5 Viewing Additional Case Information ssesessessssesssseossseossceosesecsssecssoecsececsscecsssecsscecessecsssecsesecsscecescecsssecescecssceees 5 Stalf RED OMS A T A E ulna dees 6 PROLOG ODY ioar EEEE EEA EER E EEE OE ENEE A T N E noted aan 7 Imagery and OVErlAYS A A ee onc elk A A RR AA A ORE 8 Application Design and Architecture inside 9 Design Haara rer ace a E O AO A E O OR 9 Fupaamen di Elements si a 9 SOTA COM DOM CIIES seceaunas zon teueroceay iodarevaneren estos bicetagausdaiuesaceiecaas as a 10 A O o a a O 10 Additional He Daiana as Vena ves valavonsuaaaNanavaiadlaaavensVesawabeveus a 12 COMO TA OMIMOTON os A A AAA A A A AA ai 12 APRENDA a A AS A A AAA AA AA AA A 13 ROT NOTES A A AA A A A A A A 13 APRENDA 16 Known Issues ana Planned Enhancement S nr AA Ai 16 Table of Figures Figure Ts BRGOV HOME DOG sesssccsccivstccrescseacstananaacteesoaeasawseneieostastatansaastaaesocsseewsacstGaesescatansaae taaedusecseeesasetessestaseeebanes Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14
6. Pinning COMMISSION iaa AAA AAA EDAST FOMECDGGE sio A E EE Google Map Controls cani LDAST Controls CASINO WI GOW da sun Staff Report Site Plan Vicinity Map Case INFO WINDOW is Picasa Web Album Displays Photographs Of Case Property ccssccsscosccssccscceccecccnccnccescescceccescescceccess ZONING Tab with Layer Options iii Layer Option PONEI oo esaa aa a aa r r r Design DIO FAM Overview Land development applications are submitted to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge Office of the Planning Commission CPPC on a monthly basis Some cases only require staff approval while others must be presented before the Planning Commission and Metropolitan Council at a public hearing The applications fall into two categories which are planning and zoning Planning items include minor subdivisions major subdivisions or site plans Zoning items include rezoning future land use amendment Conditional Use Permits Planned Unit Developments and Traditional Neighborhood Developments When an applicant submits their case to the Planning Commission planners initiate the review and analysis to formulate a staff recommendation One of the first steps is to locate the subject property and compile the necessary information At least 10 days prior to the scheduled public hearing as required by law a sign is posted along the street at the front of subject property These signs are yellow and a
7. W pren Thee 4 Menard Perutwe Danie pm Cj r AR Careen Actas Armiap Cer Ther Mirta is gt on on Agee 1 2013 Figure 6 Case Info Window 7 Figure 9 Vicinity Map Photography Web site users have the ability to view recent photographs related to each case property To access these photos click the View Additional Photographs of Property link within the info window The Web browser will open a Picasa Web Albums displaying the photographs of the property and a description PUD 1 94 Council District 12 View Staff or Figure 10 Case Info Window rm r SPS in ee e PiCASQ web Albums Explore CPPC s Gallery CPPC PUD 1 94 KI CPPC Slideshow Prints Download v 4 A photos A Jan7 2014 photos 6 7 MB amp Limited anyone with the link This property is located south of Corporate Boulevard between CitiPlace Court and CitiPlace Drive on a portion Lot F ofthe CitiPlace Subdivision aa 2 De pre BND Figure 11 Picasa Web Album Displays Photographs of Case Property Imagery and Overlays To further enhance the research and viewing experience the LDAST mapping interface provides additional benefits for the user Website users have the option of toggling different data layers Upon opening the LDAST application one can see the Layer Option Panel hovering above the map to the right side of the webpage By default the Cases tab is displayed wit
8. al Elements 1 Map The form of the map and functionality are controlled by the Google Maps JavaScript API JavaScript and object oriented programming provides custom instructions to the AJAX API which displays the map and all associated objects on the screen Spatial Components 1 Extraction of Coordinates from GeoMedia Pro GeoMedia Professional is used to define the current cases to be heard for each month s Planning Commission meeting The Functional Attributes function creates centered x y coordinates of each subject property case These points are translated to an XML file for data storage and transport 2 KML and KMZ Layers The following KML Keyhole Markup Language layers are generated from existing GIS layers using GeoMedia Professional When a KML file is opened and saved in Google Earth the resulting file format is KMZ which is a compressed KML file These files are essential to the user experience because they focus the study area on East Baton Rouge Parish e Lot Boundaries Lot_Boundary kmz e Parish Boundary Parish _Boundary kml 3 Base Map The base map displayed by the Google Maps JavaScript API is the default Google Maps data The base map includes all streets addressing satellite imagery Street View imagery and hydrography XML Files XML Extensible Markup Language is a general purpose specification for creating custom markup languages The term extensible is u
9. cases are pink Merrydale Park F A 61 Gr we SPUD 1 14 Council District 11 MidiCity North NY Baton g Select a Case View Staf Report ile Rouge Indicator from ES aeey OS raphe oi iope Broadmoor Sherwood Forest _J the Map La fi 30 Highlands Perkins An info window 61 opens to reveal further information y n 3246 South Baton about the case 5 o Rouge de a 986 Baton A 426 a Rouge G Broadmoor Figure 5 LDAST Controls Viewing Additional Case Information Each case listed and marked on the map includes an info window that reveals general information about the case including links to the Planning Commission staff report and recommendation recent photographs of the site and other planning related information The case list and information is updated on a monthly basis at least two weeks before the date of the Planning Commission hearing Figure 8 Site Plan _ rs A 4 RENDERING 3 SIGNAGE DETAILS Staff Reports The Staff Report is a document that describes the requested actions of the applicant on the property It is accessible by clicking the View Staff Report link within the info window It also includes the land use and zoning information property descriptions staff recommendation vicinity maps and related drawings if available 36 13 En Cay 4 ee Morga ant Feet of tae Ps
10. change its behavior Entity An entity is a compact form that represents other text Entities are used to specify problematic characters and to include slabs of text defined elsewhere An entity reference consists of an ampersand amp aname and a semi colon 1 Source Code The source code contains HTML programming and JavaScript programming e HTML HyperText Markup Language HTML is the main markup language for creating Web pages and other information that can be displayed in a Web browser e JavaScript An interpreted computer programming language As part of Web browsers implementations allow client side scripts to interact with the user control the browser communicate asynchronously and alter the document content that is displayed 2 Adding Location Descriptors The descriptors are secondary code for each feature class e Case Markers Each marker contains the x y coordinates general descriptions links to the Staff Report document s and image links e Image links The image links are uniquely coded for communications to the Picasa Web Albums Server Each image is reduced to thumbnail size for easy viewing but expands to full view once activated by the user 11 Additional Help Contact Information To learn more about Planning and Zoning Cases please visit the Planning Commission Web site at http brgov com dept planning or contact the Office of the Planning Commission at 225 389 3144
11. ges to the user interface e User Manual added to Web page Rewrote the entire Maintenance section of the manual depicting step by step instructions Numbered and updated all figures with new screenshots e New visual enhancements for the Web page Change background color from white FFFFFF to green 939376 Moved Filter Cases by Counseling District from above the map to left side drop down menu Moved address and contact information of Planning Commission from top right corner to below the map and centered Changed the default state of zoning thematic layer from on to off Changed lot boundary to bright yellow color ff4cf5fc and made the boundary thicker 7 11066 Changed the header title color to white HFFFFFF and enlarged the font size X large e Developed XML coding tools which significantly improved the efficiency of updating the Web page e Created a test site at http www brgov com dept planning Idast testing 6 LDAST 3 1 4 Release Date 8 9 2013 e Replaced the CPPC logo graphic with the new rounded corner edition e Placed Updated Date and Next Update information on one line with a pipe separating the text 7 LDAST 3 1 3 Release Date 9 1 2011 e Rewrote the call functions to improve overlay performance Zoning thematic layer Parish boundary Lot Boundaries e Added Search Features Search by Address Search by Council Districts e Added Zoom to feature for
12. h Case Data Lot Boundary and Parish Boundary layers selected Users have the option of viewing Zoning and Council District layers by selecting the defining tabs Rural Residential Office Commercial Planned Unit Development PUD and Industrial are layer display options under the Zoning tab The Districts tab provides options for displaying any of the 12 Council Districts A YY a y ALAS ee oS rm ae ochay h Let up AERC A maximum of five 5 layers may be displayed simultaneously Figure 13 Layer Option Panel Figure 12 Zoning Tab with Layer Options NOTE A maximum of five 5 layers may be displayed simultaneously Application Design and Architecture In software engineering a Web application is an application that is accessed via a Web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet The development of a Web application usually requires several steps such as writing code testing troubleshooting or debugging Once the application is online it will require maintenance of the source code and update of the content Design Diagram Google Maps Server Picasa Web Album Server Web Server brgov com WmetrowebAplanningldast Google Maps API v3 JavaScript Google Fusion Table HTML5 Output KMZ Google Maps Property Picasa Photo Photograph Layers infoWindow Documentation Album GeoMedia Pro KML Output JPEG 7 7 gt Figure 14 Design Diagram Fundament
13. individual cases inside the information windows 14 e Added a tooltips function to the user interface e Added unique icons for case markers by type planning or zoning e Changed the header title to Land Development Application Search Tool LDAST 8 LDAST 3 1 0 Release Date 5 6 2010 e Changed the Web site domain Previously hosted at http maps google com Currently hosted at http brgov com dept planning e Enhanced the user interface Designed to be within the context of the existing City Parish Web site Simpler and more intuitive user experience e Added native route directions using GDirections object from Google Maps API Version 2 e Added current zoning thematic KML layer that can be toggled on or off 15 Appendix B Known Issues and Planned Enhancements 1 LDAST 3 3 1 Release Date 10 3 13 e Add a toggle button to the Zoning Layers drop down menu to turn on or off all layers Resolve the issue to reduce the size of the Zoning District pop up bubble to more appropriately fit the zoning district code The ASP code is in place but it is working correctly Change title of Filter Cases by Council District drop down menu to Metropolitan Council District Filter e Develop an LDAST logo for the header bar Resolve the issue with using the mouse wheel to zoom in or out in the map window The ASP code is in place but the function is inoperable 2 LDAST 3 2 1 Release Date 9 13 2013
14. page Figure 2 Planning Commission Departments Link LDAST Link To directly access the LDAST application by URL please type http www brgov com dept planning Idast into your Web browser address bar and add to your bookmarks for future access Viewing the LDAST Web page The interactive map is centered on East Baton Rouge Parish All of the original map functions of the latest Google Maps Web platform are implemented to maintain familiarity among general users Custom graphic layers are placed on top of the base graphics to amplify focus and information Custom programming to the source code provides a unique and interactive interface that features exclusive data from the Office of the Planning Commission Land Development Application Search Tool July 2014 Planning and Zoning Cases Updated July 11 2014 Next Update August 08 2014 HOME CONTACT US ABOUT LDAST RESOURCES ON chafalaya National fife Refuge nd 427 a Highlands x NAVA Shenandoah 1032 Perkins Figure 3 LDAST Homepage Navigating the Map Navigating the LDAST map window is as easy as finding your house on Google Maps Yahoo Maps or Bing because the LDAST is built on the expandable principles of the robust JavaScript engine of Google Maps All mouse movements and on screen tools are basically the same in order for users to enjoy the same and safe way of navigating maps on the Internet LT T E z a5 l
15. pproximately 14 x 22 in size with black typed and hand written fonts Often times in the past citizens have complained about the visibility and readability of the signs while they are driving While the details of the signs are not meant to be read while driving the Planning Commission still investigated other options to inform the public of proposed zoning and land use changes Enlargement of the signs was considered but this was deemed not possible due to the cost of producing large quantities This decision triggered the development of an interactive mapping application to provide public access to proposed planning and zoning cases using the familiar Google Maps open source software The Planning Commission GIS staff combined geographic data with the Google Maps interface to produce a web application for public use Over the course of eight months GIS Analysts researched programmed tested and finally developed a tool useable by anyone who has Internet access This tool takes advantage of the popular Google Maps search engine and Street View images In October 2008 the Planning Commission launched the new Internet based interactive mapping application to the public In its most simple state the online mapping application displays the location of various cases on a map The application was named Land Development Application Search Tool LDAST The Web application was showcased on a local government program that aired in Novembe
16. r 2008 to promote City Parish outreach and transparency efforts Over the course of the next several months it was presented to the Metropolitan Council Planning Commission and various town hall meetings Since then enhancements have been have been implemented Getting Started Being an Internet based computer application to access the LDAST users need a computer with an Internet connection Once the Internet connection is established using a Web browser the LDAST can be located either by navigating through the City of Baton Rouge s homepage to the appropriate link or by the Uniform Resource Locater URL as will be explained later Follow the instructions below to navigate through the Baton Rouge homepage 1 Enter http www brgov com into the address bar of your preferred Web browser Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers are recommended for better performance 2 Select Departments under Government 3 Scroll down and select Planning Commission 4 Select the LDAST link from the list under Interactive Applications International Urban Design Relations E AAA RR AS Interactive Government Applications Per EST HES BikeBR POA Or ETERS BE Census Data Metro Council eBRmap Boards and Commissions Listing Maps and Listings Committees Upcoming Board and Civic Address Commission Vacancies Water Quality Board Application Enhancement Figure 1 BRGOV Home
17. sed to indicate that a markup language designer has significant freedom in the choice of markup elements The goal of emphasizing XML is to represent documents with simplicity generality and usability over the Internet XML has become widely used as a general purpose data interchange format XML has a set of tools to assist developers with creating Web pages but its usefulness goes well beyond that XML in combination with other standards makes it possible to define the content of a document separately from its formatting making it easy to reuse that content in other applications or for other presentation environments Most importantly XML provides a basic syntax that can be used to share information between different kinds of computers different applications and different organizations without needing to pass through many layers of conversion 10 An XML document comprises elements attributes processing instructions comments and entities Element Text delimited by a start and an end tag A tag is aname enclosed within angle brackets Attribute A piece of qualifying information for an element An attribute consists of a name an equal sign and an attribute value delimited by either single quotes or double quotes Processing Instruction The software that is reading an XML document is referred to as a processor A processing instruction is additional information embedded in the document to inform the processor and possibly
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