The Docket information view is sorted by Meeting Date (default) or Meeting Type.
Single-click on either view to see a sorted list of the entire document set.
Blue triangles on the view collapse or expand the level of detail desired.
Links to the documents are highlighted. Click on the link to see the docket.
Once in a document, use the "back" button on your browser to return to the view.

Another view provided is the Search View. This allows the user to search through current and back year docket documents.
Select this view to enter a search of the Dockets.
To change views, single-click the desired view name.

Searching the Database

Conducting a Search

The DSR application is full-text indexed, allowing search of words and phrases within the document.
Conduct a search by executing the following steps:

1. Select the Commission Type (Planning, BZA, or BAR).


2. Select the Search View. This will launch the Search Page. A sample Search Page is provided below.


3. Enter a word or phrase in the box under "Search for the following word(s):"
   Separate search words with the term "and" or "or" for boolean searches.
   Use the * wildcard when needed as in "proj*" .... which will find "project" and projection, for example.


4. Limit your returned search results with the pull down arrow. "All" is the default, but 10, 50, 100, and 250 can be selected.


5. Select the way you want search results sorted. "Relevance" provides the results sorted by the number of occurrences of the search word/phrase ... most to least. "By Date" allows you to sort your results by either oldest-to-newest or newest-to-oldest.


6. Click the search button to submit your search phrase.

Viewing the Results

Your results are returned in a list of relevant documents. The order is dependent upon the sort order you selected. The shaded square in the first column of the view represents the number of occurrences of the word or phrase that was found in the document. The darker the square, the more occurrences. Click on a document to view it in its entirety. Within the document, search for any specific words with your browser's edit/find command in the pull down menu (some browsers may be different). Enter the word or phrase to search the web document. Use the Back or Previous buttons of the browser to navigate your way back to the regular view of the application.

Selecting an Image Viewer

An Image Viewer, capable of reading Group 4 TIFF (*.tif) images, is needed to view the attached docket item materials. Demo or trial versions of image viewers are available from a number of websites including Netscape. Be sure to choose a viewer that supports Group 4 TIFF images and is compatible with your operating system. Follow the link to the vendor's site and follow the download and installation instructions provided. You may need to "associate" your image viewer with tiffs in the application options of your particular web browser.

Also available is Kodak's Imaging for Windows®, the Windows standard for image viewing. Since 1996, Microsoft has been distributing this image viewer as part of the Windows software installed on new computers. To access Imaging for Windows on your pc, select Start, Programs, Accessories, Imaging. Most image viewers will open the document on page 1. To view succeeding pages you must either enter the page number in the block provided or click on the next page   symbol.