Digital Ordinance Archive: Travis County, TX, Case Study
Local governments across the country are realizing the immense value of creating a digital ordinance archive—a platform where decades of ordinances can be easily searched, accessed, and updated. By embracing technology, municipalities can move from paper-based systems and outdated digital files to a streamlined, searchable archive that makes life easier for city officials, legal professionals, […]
Digitizing Historical Ordinances: Preserving the Past, Building the Future
For municipalities across the country, the historical ordinances that shaped their communities are more than just documents—they are essential to governance, planning, and legal frameworks. However, as decades pass, these records can become cumbersome to manage, especially when they remain in physical formats or outdated digital files. The process of digitizing historical ordinances with enCodePlus […]
5 Ways Planning and Zoning Consultant KKC is Transforming Urban Planning with enCodePlus
Kendig Keast Collaborative: Setting the Gold Standard in Zoning Consultation The Evolving Landscape of Urban Planning In today’s rapidly changing urban landscape, traditional zoning approaches are no longer sufficient. Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC) has established itself as the premier planning and zoning consultant, leading the way in transforming urban landscapes through expert guidance and cutting-edge […]
Webinar Alert (1 CM Credit): Transforming Zoning: How Technology Elevates Practice, Application & Accessibility
Join us, alongside our colleagues from ViewPro and ZoneCo, for a FREE webinar exploring how you can implement technology to transform your zoning practices, application and accessibility. We’ll discuss ways technology can improve decision-making, help stakeholders visualize zoning policies in real-world scenarios, and empower planners to test and understand policy implications with greater accuracy. You’ll […]
Bringing a Small Town Vision to Life with Advanced 3D Modeling Software
The City of Dickinson, TX, wanted to revitalize their central business district that had fallen into decline after repeated flooding. They hired our parent company, Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC), to develop a plan to transform the area into a true city center. KKC accomplished this using enCodePlus advanced 3D modeling software. The Challenge To gain […]
Transform Zoning Research with Best-In-Class City and Municipal Zoning Software
For city planners (and especially Planners of the Day), zoning administrators and permitting and code enforcement staff, zoning research can be more difficult than it needs to be. Pouring over paper or PDF maps or scanning around an online map, digging through multiple ordinance sections and other related standards or specifications, and pulling property records […]
Boost Citizen Engagement with Geo-Targeted Digital Commenting
Gather Meaningful Location-Based Input Getting meaningful location-specific input from citizens on plans, ordinances and other types of projects can be a challenge. Traditional forums like public meetings or written comments rarely facilitate productive geo-targeted feedback. But enCodePlus’ GeoComment tool lets your community members pinpoint issues and offer ideas on an interactive map. https://youtu.be/_N3cBGJIJcU?si=hDVJexeZbL_KNveS Enhance Transparency […]
Shaping the Future of Leesburg: Kendig Keast Collaborative to Implement enCodePlus for Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
Kendig Keast Collaborative implements enCodePlus planning and zoning software platform to rewrite the Town of Leesburg, VA’s Zoning Ordinance.
The Rise of Green Industrial Zoning
Developing green industrial zoning districts that both tackle climate change and facilitate investment requires creative, forward-thinking approaches. These include creating eco-industrial parks and collaboration to manage environmental and resource issues.
Zoning for People, Planet and Profits
By zoning for sustainability, communities can help meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Role of On-Street Parking
Read how the experts at Kendig Keast use enCodePlus software to create zoning for on-street parking, giving the streets back to pedestrians and cyclists.
How to Regulate Food Truck Courts in 2022
Learn how modern zoning practices can regulate food truck courts while still protecting community character.
Vape Shops and Zoning: Controlling the Clouds
When American cities first adopted the practice in the early 1900s, a foundational purpose of zoning was the protection of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. More about regulating vape shops to protect public safety and control the impact on neighboring properties.
Client Reviews of the Leading Planning & Zoning Technology
Client Reviews: Clients sing the praises for our leading planning and zoning technology. No other company in the industry comes close to the advanced, integrated capabilities of enCodePlus’ web-based platform where streamlined collaboration and simple management make it easy to provide 24/7 accessibility to development professionals and the public.
Zoning Power Tool Spotlight: Fee Calculator
A great fee calculator to determine exactly what it will cost to submit applications for development approvals and permits. Calculate accurate fees for a schedule of licenses, inspections, rental charges, penalties and other fees to establish a reliable budget for any project.
Zoning Power Tool Spotlight: Gross and Net Floor-Area Calculator
The amount of floor area affects the leasable area of a nonresidential building and the size of home that may be constructed in a residential district. In both instances, the character of development is driven, in part, by the scale and bulk of the building(s). These calculations are critical for engineers and architects to design the building and site, for owners and investors to calibrate their pro-formas, and for tenants and residents to meet their space and mortgage or lease payments.
Zoning Power Tool Spotlight: Development Yield Calculator
The enCodePlus Development Yield Calculator is an essential tool for real estate development. It saves time and expense and provides clarity for property owners, investors, bankers, realtors, developers and their engineers. enCodePlus development calculators dynamically render accurate results based on easy-to-update and manage input variables. They intelligently generate definitive requirements, together with all associated notes, clarifications and hyperlinked cross references to the applicable standards.
Zoning Power Tool Spotlight: Bufferyard Calculator
enCodePlus has created a collection of completely customizable development calculators, calibrated to the unique standards and requirements of each community. They simplify and streamline the process undertaken by developers, property and business owners and design professionals countless times each year.
Customized Development Standards Calculators
enCodePlus has created a collection of completely customizable development calculators, calibrated to the unique standards and requirements of each community. They simplify and streamline the process undertaken by developers, property and business owners and design professionals countless times each year.
Zoning Navigator: A Tool for Organizing County and Municipal Zoning Ordinances
Organize city and municipal zoning ordinances for easy navigation by any user with our new Zoning Navigator tool. Read on to learn more!