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Commissioners push for public-facing zoning and flood maps on county GIS
Summary
Officials said making zoning districts, allowable uses and flood maps available via a county GIS would help residents understand what uses are permitted on their property and reduce surprises at public hearings.
During the presentation staff showed zoning matrices that list district names and allowable uses. One participant argued that residents should 'know what their zoning is' and urged integrating those layers into the county's GIS so people could easily look up their property and permitted uses.
A commissioner described the public GIS idea as transformative: "The flood maps and the zoning on GIS would be a game changer," the participant said, noting that adding floodplain and FEMA layers alongside zoning boundaries would help both residents and infrastructure providers find critical information. Commissioners directed staff to explore digitizing zoning maps and adding public-facing explanatory material as part of the engagement prototype.
