Use Public Notification

The Public Notification solution delivers a set of capabilities that help local governments identify properties, generate a list of owners or occupants, and document which properties were included in a public notice.

In this topic, you’ll learn how to use the solution by assuming the role of a user and performing the workflows below.

Note:

Use your organization's data or configured apps to follow these workflows.

Create a mailing list

An update to the land-use plan requires a zoning change for a residential area. As a result, city planners must notify property owners and occupants in and around the proposed change of an upcoming public meeting. In this workflow, you'll learn how to create a structured mailing list using a selected parcel and adding the appropriate buffer to notify property owners and occupants.

You will start by assuming the role of a city and regional planner. You are asked to use Public Notification to notify property owners and occupants of a proposed zoning change.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Public Notification app.
2. From the item page, click View.
3. In the panel, click Create new list.
4. Click the Input layer drop-down arrow and choose a layer.
5. Use the search field to search for a parcel, address, or road name, or use one of the sketch tools to select a feature directly on the map.

   Note:

   The search options you see vary depending on how the app is configured.

   Tip:

   To add features to an existing selection, click and drag a vertex or vertices around the area you want to include. You can use a vertex or vertices to remove features by drawing around the area that you want to remove.

6. Optionally, click Search distance to apply a search distance to add a buffer.

   Note:

   The buffer distance set during the configuration will be used as the default for each layer.

7. Click Use layer features to choose the layer to use for the notification.
8. Click Done once the features have been selected.
9. Optionally, repeat steps 3 through 8 to create multiple lists.
10. Optionally, click Refine selection to edit your list by adding or removing features using the sketch tools.

    Tip:

    Click Add or Remove, then click a sketch tool to draw around the area you want to add or remove. Double-click to finish the feature selection.

11. Click Export.
12. Optionally, under My lists, uncheck the lists you do not want to export.
13. Click PDF or CSV as the label format output for the notification.
14. If you chose PDF in the previous step, click the PDF Options drop-down arrow and choose a page size.
    1. Optionally, check the Add title check box and type a title in the Title text box.
    2. Optionally, check the Include map check box.
15. Click Export.

    Open the .pdf or .csv file to review the mailing labels or structure text file.