Basic zone district map is already 'busy'
 
1)  Basic zone district (PDF is here),  

 
 
 
 
Add 3 more overlays on 'already busy'? 
Are you sure?
Let's do it.
 
2)  AHO Affordable Housing Overlay District  (PDF) 
           Municipal Code is here: 
                           9.110.100 - AHO Affordable Housing Overlay District. | Municipal Code | La Quinta, CA | Municode Library

 
 
3)  MU Mixed Use Overlay District  (PDF) 
            Municipal Code is here: 
                                          9.110.120 - Mixed Use Overlay District. | Municipal Code | La Quinta, CA | Municode Library
 

 
 
 
4)  Hillside Conservation Overlay District ( PDF )    
       Municiple code is here 
       https://library.municode.com/ca/la_quinta/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT9ZO_CH9.110SPPUOVDI_9.110.070HCHICOOVDI


 
 
  here is result
 Basic zone + 3 overlay zone  PDF is here  

 
 
 
It looks very very busy, entropy increase to a level very very high, unlimited close to 1. 
 
But
If I compress all 4 model at shape file level. All 4 model (4 layer from 4 shape file) encoded into a single shape file. 
At the web interface to decode 4 model.  The entropy will reduce to 0, simplify the was busy map.
See example: 
 1: basic zone model;     2: mixed use model;   3: affordable housing model;   4: hillside conservation model
User can identify 4 model relationship, for example, parcel in blue designate to model 1,2,3, but not 4.

Click here to open in a new tab