1 City-Parish Planning Commission 20040528 City Limits, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1 Baton Rouge, Louisiana City-Parish Planning Commission http://gis.brgov.com/ http://lagic.lsu.edu/ true This is a graphical polygon dataset depicting the polygon boundaries of the incorporated city limits of Baton Rouge, Baker, and Zachary within East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The incorporated city of Baton Rouge covers an area of approximately 74.4 square miles (2004) and has an approximate population of 230,000 (2000 Census). The incorporated city of Baker covers approximately 7.9 square miles (2004) with a population of 13,793 (2000 Census). The incorporated city of Zachary covers an area of approximately 23.7 square miles (2004) with a population of 11,275 (2000 Census). The availability of public services and the application of a wide array of taxes will depend on whether or not a property is located within city limits. This dataset conveys the best currently (2004) available representation of the city limits of the cities of Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary, Louisiana. The city limits dataset defines the area of the incorporated cities of Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary and provides a representation of such polygons for the purpose of portraying the annexation of parcels into or de-annexation of parcels from the cities of Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary These metadata describe the dataset ‘cty_lmts’, which is how the dataset was named on the East Baton Rouge Parishwide GIS. 2004 The currentness of the city limit boundaries is based upon records of annexation and de-annexation kept on file at the City-Parish Planning Commission. Complete As needed -91.2327689401492 -91.0011346620204 30.708784999171 30.3615142546649 City Limits Boundaries Annex De-Annex Polygons Governmental Units Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge United States America LA U.S. The City-Parish provides this information in good faith with no warranty and does not accept any liability arising from incorrect, incomplete or misleading information or improper use. This information presented by the City-Parish is intended to serve only as a reference for research of City Limits and takes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Users are encouraged to submit comments regarding the information to the Planning Commission GIS Division. City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Mihwa Jang GIS Manager mailing address
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Baton Rouge Louisiana 70802 United States of America 225-389-3144 225-389-5342 gis@brgov.com true Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) New Orleans District P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160 This coverage was digitized using Intergraph's GeoMedia Professional 5.1 GIS software. true 0 0 0 0 \\planning\sections\GIS\GCT\GISNT\CityLimits.mdb CityLimits 0 0 0 0 1 0 \\planning\sections\GIS\GCT\GISNT\Parish_Boundary.mdb ParishBoundary 0 0 -2 0 The city limits are ascertained to be 100% accurate after extensive research and repeated usage of the data. All city limits within East Baton Rouge Parish of Louisiana are thought to be current as of 2004. The positional accuracy of these boundaries is estimated to be +/- one (1) foot. City-Parish Planning Commission 20040528 Planning Districts, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1 Baton Rouge, Louisiana City-Parish Planning Commission http://gis.brgov.com/ http://lagic.lsu.edu/ true This dataset was compiled by stages according to the latest city limit information, which is based on the records of annexations and de-annexations stored at the City-Parish Planning Commission. Digitizing of the data was performed in corresponding stages by planning district. The initial process was completed in 2003. City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Mihwa Jang GIS Manager mailing address
1755 Florida St, Third Floor
Baton Rouge Louisiana 70802 United States of America 225-389-3144 225-389-5342 gis@brgov.com true Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays Vector G-polygon 3 true true State Plane Coordinate System 1983 1702 Coordinate Pair survey feet North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137 298.257 City Limits The city limits define the boundaries of Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary, the three incorporated cities within East Baton Rouge Parish. Baton Rouge was first incorporated in 1817, the city covers an area of 74.74 square miles (2004). Baker was first incorporated in 1949, the city covers an area of approximately 7.9 square miles (2004). Zachary was first incorporated in 1889, and now covers an area of approximately 23.7 square miles (2004). The availability of public services and the application of a wide array of taxes will depend on whether or not a property is located within city limits. Name The city limits define the boundaries of Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary, the three incorporated cities within East Baton Rouge Parish. Baton Rouge was first incorporated in 1817, the city covers an area of 74.74 square miles (2004). Baker was first incorporated in 1949, the city covers an area of approximately 7.9 square miles (2004). Zachary was first incorporated in 1889, and now covers an area of approximately 23.7 square miles (2004). The availability of public services and the application of a wide array of taxes will depend on whether or not a property is located within city limits. true The polygons in this file represent the three incorporated cities of East Baton Rouge Parish. The names of each city are assigned uniquely to identify each of these areas. The file was created for the purpose of determining the boundaries of the cities Baton Rouge, Baker and Zachary, and which parcels are contained therein. CPPC Distribution Method City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Mihwa Jang GIS Manager mailing address
1755 Florida St, Third Floor
Baton Rouge Louisiana 70802 United States of America 225-389-3144 225-389-5342 gis@brgov.com true Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays This information presented by the City-Parish is intended to serve only as a reference for research and takes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. The users of this database are advised not to rely solely on the information reflected on the maps. Users are encouraged to submit comments regarding the information to the Planning Commission GIS Division. Geomedia Coverage Format Geomedia Professional 5.1 false CD-ROM 2 Data may be purchased through the City-Parish Planning Commission by requesting for the data at http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/pdf/apps/A18application.pdf or by contacting Planning Commission at 225-389-3144. Order Dependent 1 Costs of all the data are specified in the Data Request Form. Please check with CPPC to ensure current information. 2 Detailed information or data may be purchased through the City-Parish Planning Commission. The request form can be downloaded at http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/pdf/apps/A18application.pdf or contact Planning Commission at 225-389-3144. 20040528 20040528 20050528 City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Mihwa Jang GIS Manager mailing address
1755 Florida St, Third Floor
Baton Rouge Louisiana 70802 United States of America 225-389-3144 225-389-5342 gis@brgov.com true Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 none This metadata file is intended to accompany the geospatial data set of CPPC. It is not to be altered or summarized. CPPC does not support secondary distribution.