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.
Automated email notice of published document updates.
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of bufferyard widths, screening types and plant types and quantities
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of acres number of dwelling units per acre and per development.
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of fee amounts for application filing and permitting.
Customizable calculator to quantify the maximum allowable building floor area in proportion to lot area;
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of landscaping material types and quantities by location.
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of total parking space quantities for cars, trucks and bicycles.
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of shared parking space quantities for cars, trucks and bicycles.
Customizable calculator for on-the-fly computing of sign types, areas, heights and locations by district.
Secure document storage and retrieval system. Search ordinances by number, date or keyword.
Collation of content related to a specified topic. May include icons placed in headers, tables, or other parts of the document for quick identification and reference.
Fully customizable websites with branding, messaging, images, videos, color schemes.
Comprehensive glossary with 40,000+ (and counting) planning and zoning terms. Regularly updated.
Optimized mobile and desktop document reading with navigation, printing, linking.
GIS display of applicable land uses and height, area and bulk standards for a zoning district or user-defined area.
GIS map of districts where specific land uses are permitted by-right or by condition or special exception.
Organizes plans, ordinances and other document types into understandable sections and categories. Also referred to as Plan Navigator and Zoning Navigator.
Advanced user training to build technical competence on use of the platform.
