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00 RESIDENTIAL____________________________________

01 Single-Family Residential (SFR) - Less than five acres

10 COMMERCIAL____________________________________

11 General Commercial

12 Office (Professional/Medical/Gen)

13 Motel/Hotel

14 General Commercial-Residential Split

15 Golf Course

16 Nursing Home

20 INDUSTRIAL____________________________________

21 Light Industrial/Warehousing

22 Heavy Industrial

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51 Vacant lot – less than 5 acres

52 Vacant tract – 5 acres or larger **

53 Vacant - Resort Lot (vacant residential lot in resort subdivision)

60 AGRICULTURAL____________________________________

61 Agricultural tract unimproved (No SFR) **

62 Agricultural tract w/ Single Family Residential *

63 Agricultural tract w/ Mobile Home

64 Agricultural tract w/ Single Family Residential AND w/ Mobile Home

65 Agricultural tract w/ Multi-Family Residential

80 WATER POLYGON FEATURES____________________________________

81 River

82 Lake or Pond

90 TRANSPORTATION POLYGON FEATURES____________________________________

91 Highway/Road Right-of-Way

92 Railroad Right-of-Way

93 Airport

96 UNCLASSIFIED STRUCTURE <$30,000____________________________________

97 UNCLASSIFIED STRUCTURE >=$30,000____________________________________

98 CAAS DATA UNAVAILABLE FOR PARCEL____________________________________

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Land dedicated to residential uses as calculated by the land-use model. This includes lands for

single-family homes, duplexes, multi-family uses, mobile homes, mobile home parks, and resort

residential properties. This category does not include single residential homes or mobile homes

that are located on properties classified as agricultural or timber/forest by the land-use model.

01 Single-Family Residential (SFR) [Fewer than five acres] — Parcels less than five acres in size

with a single-family residence.

02 Single-Family Residential [Five acres or more] * — Parcels equal to or greater than five acres in

size a with a single-family residence.

03 Duplex — Parcels with a duplex residential structure containing two dwelling units.

04 Multi-family — Parcels with a multi-family residential structure(s) containing three or more

10 COMMERCIAL____________________________________

Land dedicated to commercial uses as calculated by the land-use model. This includes areas for

general commercial use, office use, motel or hotel use, or nursing homes.

11 General Commercial — Parcels with a general commercial use. This includes areas such as

commercial retail stores, restaurants, service stations, malls, and shopping centers.

12 Office (Professional/Medical/Gen) — Parcels with an office use. This includes general,

professional, or medical offices as well as banks and financial offices.

13 Motel/Hotel — Parcels with a motel or hotel.

14 General Commercial-Residential Split — Parcels coded as general commercial for their

improvement type but with a residential property type in the CAAS system. Often, the use of the

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20 INDUSTRIAL____________________________________

Land dedicated to industrial uses as calculated by the land-use model. These areas include light

industry or warehousing and heavy industry.

21 Light Industry/Warehousing — Parcels with light industrial and/or warehousing uses.

22 Heavy Industry — Parcels with a heavy industrial use.

30 PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC USES____________________________________

Land dedicated to public and/or semi-public uses as calculated by the land-use model. These

include properties owned by federal, state, county, or city government entities as well as

churches, fraternal land, and cemeteries.

data.

41 Utilities — Parcels owned by a utility.

50 VACANT____________________________________

Land that has not been converted to a developed use. Such lands include vacant lots and small

properties that are not assigned to one of the agricultural or timber categories.

51 Vacant Lot [Fewer than five acres] — Parcels fewer than five acres in size with an improvement

type that is null and an improvement value of less than $2,000.

52 Vacant Tract [Five acres or more] ** — Parcels equal to or greater than five acres in size with an

improvement type that is null and an improvement value of less than $2,000.

53 Vacant - Resort Lot [Vacant residential lot in resort subdivision] — Parcels coded in the CAAS

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Land used, at least in part, for agricultural operations, including groves, orchards, farms, or

pastures. Parcels in this category are identified as agricultural lands even if the parcel contains

residential structures or mobile homes. This classification is based on data in the “Land

Description” field of the CAAS data.

61 Agricultural Tract Unimproved (No SFR) ** — Parcels with land used for agricultural crops or

pasture with no improvement or mobile homes.

62 Agricultural Tract w/SFR * — Parcels with land used for agricultural crops or pasture that also

have a single-family residence but no mobile homes.

63 Agricultural Tract w/Mobile Home(s) — Parcels with land used for agricultural crops or pasture

with a mobile home(s) but no single-family residence.

65 Agricultural Tract w/Multi-Family Residential — Parcels with land used for agricultural crops or

pasture with a multi-family residence.

70 TIMBER/FOREST____________________________________

Land used, at least in part, for growing timber. Parcels in this category are identified as forested

lands even if the parcel contains residential structures or mobile homes. This classification is

based on data in the “Land Description” field of the CAAS data.

71 Timber Tract Unimproved (No SFR) ** — Parcels with land used for growing timber with no

that have a single-family residence and a mobile home(s).

75 Timber Tract w/Multi-Family Residence — Parcels with land used for growing timber and that

also have a multi-family residence.

80 WATER POLYGON FEATURES____________________________________

Areas contained by bodies of water. This includes water bodies such as rivers and lakes that are

not contained within other parcels. This does not include water bodies such as farm ponds.

81 River

82 Lake or Pond

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The total area dedicated to either road or railroad rights-of-way.

91 Highway/Road Right-of-Way

92 Railroad Right-of-Way

99 UNCODED BY LAND-USE MODEL____________________________________

This category also includes parcels that are not coded by the land-use model because their

unique property assessment characteristics do not meet any of the selection criteria for the

SPECIAL NOTE:

Categories designated with a single or double asterisk denote classes that are similar. Depending on the

nature of the analysis, these classes could be combined.

* — Parcels with a single-family residence that may be used for agricultural or timber production.