Explore Land Uses with a Click
Table of Contents - Land Use Lookup
Find Land Uses and Their Districts in Seconds
Zoning information at your fingertips
Tired of flipping through zoning and land development ordinances and searching online to manually compile a comprehensive picture of zoning requirements? We were, too.
We needed a shortcut – quick answers for ourselves as planners, as well as all the staff, developers, engineers and architects who come to us with questions.
SO WE CREATED THE LAND USE LOOKUP TOOL
A completely integrated feature, it lists all the zoning, overlay and special districts – and even planned developments – where a selected land use is permitted by-right, conditionally permitted, allowed by special exception, or may be allowed temporarily or as an accessory use.
HOW IT WORKS
Simply select a use category and use type from a drop-down menu to see all the applicable districts.
Or, begin typing a use to reveal all land uses that begin with the first few letters.
Powered with smart technology, the Land Use Lookup Tool can even relate common terms within land-use categories. For instance, it knows that “beauty salon” equates to “personal service,” and that “deli” is the same as “cafeteria or limited-service restaurant.”
Plus, the Parcel Summary and District Summary are accessible from the Land Use Lookup Tool, so related research is a snap!
No more chasing information across multiple resources. No more missing details. No more confusion.
integrated with your GIS map
The Land Use Lookup Tool may be seamlessly integrated within an established ArcGIS map. This way, when a certain land use is queried using the lookup tool, the districts for which the land use are allowed will be highlighted on the map (as shown in the image to the left).
The denoted zoning districts may be toggled on and off to view the location of each district individually, and parcels may be selected for further analysis.
Stand-alone tool
If an ArcGIS map is not already established or if a client opts not to include GeoZone as a premium feature to their subscription, the Land Use Lookup Tool may still be developed.
The tool provides all the same level of detail, including a list all zoning districts that are applicable to a selected permitted, special exception, conditional or temporary land use.
Essentially, the lookup tool provides a simpler and more comprehensive method for search for land uses across all districts. It’s a digital zoning matrix, of sorts.
Land Uses Ready for a Refresh?
LET US BUILD YOU A DIGITAL MATRIX WITH LOOKUP CAPABILITIES
Traditionally, a zoning ordinance either lists the permitted, special exception, conditional and temporary land uses within the text of each zoning district, or a land use table is created to show all land uses and all zoning districts.
The Land Use Lookup Tool is a more modern, computerized version of a matrix. Aside from complementing an online interactive zoning ordinance, the tool allows hyperlinked cross references to applicable ordinance sections, and may also include buttons to link individual zoning districts to their boundaries.
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