Zoning, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: City-Parish Planning Commission
Publication Date: 20040528
Title: Zoning, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Edition: GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Publisher: City-Parish Planning Commission

Online Linkage: http://gis.brgov.com
Online Linkage: http://lagic.lsu.edu/

Description:

Abstract:
This is a graphical polygon dataset depicting the zoning boundaries of the East Baton Rouge Parish of the State of Louisiana. Zoning can be defined as the range of permissible uses for a piece of property. Zoning designations are usually a combination of letters, or letters and numbers (i.e. A1).
Purpose:
Zoning is permitted within the home-rule power of the City-Parish as granted by the State of Louisiana. The land use and development of land are regulated through the classification of East Baton Rouge Parish into various districts with permitted uses for each district. Zoning affects several aspects of development within each district, including intensity of development, height and bulk of development, required lot and yard sizes, and parking requirements. Zoning may also establish standards for noise, signs and landscaping.
Supplemental Information:
The definitions and permissible uses within a particular zoning can be found in the Unified Development Code (UDC), Appendix H. This is available for purchase in hardcopy form at the Planning Commission or can be viewed online at the City-Parish Planning Commission website at http://brgov.com/dept/planning/udc/pdf/ApndxH.pdf
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2004

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: 3287783.29518204
East Bounding Coordinate: 180
North Bounding Coordinate: 90
South Bounding Coordinate: 659251.929040284

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Zoning
Theme Keyword: Zone
Theme Keyword: Land use
Theme Keyword: Planning

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Louisiana
Place Keyword: Baton Rouge
Place Keyword: East Baton Rouge Parish
Place Keyword: LA
Place Keyword: United States of America
Place Keyword: U.S.

Access Constraints: 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.
Use Constraints:
This information presented by the City-Parish is intended to serve only as a reference for research of Zoning and takes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Users are encouraged to submit comments regarding the information to the Planning Commission GIS Division.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Data Set Credit:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) New Orleans District
P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

Native Data Set Environment: This coverage was digitized using Intergraph's GeoMedia Professional 5.1 GIS software.

Logical Consistency Report: The Zoning is ascertained to be 98% accurate after repeated field surveys.
Completeness Report: Zoning of all the parcels with in East Baton Rouge Parish of Louisiana, are up to date as of 2004.
Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: City-Parish Planning Commission
Publication Date: 20040528
Title: Zoning, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Edition: GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Publisher: City-Parish Planning Commission

Online Linkage: http://gis.brgov.com
Online Linkage: http://lagic.lsu.edu/

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Time of Day: Unknown

Process Step:

Process Description:
The East Baton Rouge Parish Zoning Ordinance was first adopted by the Parish governing authority in 1958. Since then, it has been updated and amended to keep pace with community growth and changing standards in design. In 1996, the Zoning Ordinance was incorporated into the Unified Development Code (UDC)--a single document that is a consolidation of all of the Parish regulations and ordinances related to land.
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 11167

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System:

SPCS Zone Identifier: 1702

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Planar Distance Units: survey feet

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: Zoning
Entity Type Definition: Zoning can be defined as the range of permissible uses for a piece of property.
Entity Type Definition Source:
Zoning designations are usually a combination of letters, or letters and numbers (i.e. A1), the definitions of and permissible uses within a particular zoning can be found in the Unified Development Code (UDC), Appendix H at http://brgov.com/dept/planning/udc/pdf/ApndxH.pdf
Attribute:

Attribute Label: ZON_1
Attribute Definition: ZON_1 stands fro "Zoning" of the respective parcel.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Distribution Liability:
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.
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: Geomedia Coverage Format
Format Version Number: Geomedia Professional 5.1

Digital Transfer Option:

Offline Option:

Offline Media: CD-ROM

Ordering Instructions:
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.
Turnaround: Order Dependent

Standard Order Process:

Non-digital Form: Costs of all the data are specified in the Data Request Form. Please check with CPPC to ensure current information.

Custom Order Process:
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.

Metadata Date: 5/28/2004
Metadata Review Date: 5/28/2004
Metadata Future Review Date: 5/28/2005
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: 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.