Cape Coral’s location on the coast of Florida presents unique challenges for land development. Having planning and development documents readily accessible online is an important way City staff keeps citizens and staff aware of the necessary regulations. In 2021, they were looking for an online hosting platform that could handle the various needs of their Land Development Code (LDC), Comprehensive Plan, Engineering Design Standards, and 2018-2021 Strategic Plan. They chose enCodePlus for the flexible design capabilities that enabled the city to keep digital versions of all of the plans in one location and still showcase the special formatting for each document.
Additional features further enhance the accessibility of the Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan. Hyperlinked internal cross-references, pop-up definitions, and the option to view the code in eReader format assist users in navigating and understanding the LDC. Seven Development Calculators for various regulations, including parking and development yield, allow planners and citizens to quickly estimate actual requirements for specific projects. A Land Use Look Up tool integrates with the city’s GIS map to pinpoint where individual uses are permitted. For the Comprehensive Plan, a Plan Navigator provides an attractive landing page that guides users through the information.
By hosting their planning documents online with enCodePlus, city staff have given their citizens and planners tools to navigate complex development regulations.
Automatically archives and provides historical versions of code sections.
