BY USING THIS WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT THEREIN, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE. A spatial representation of land use. The polygons contained in this
feature class were derived from the Oakland County Tax Parcel feature
class. Each parcel was categorized by its land use. When a parcel has
multiple land uses, the dominant land use is shown. Assessing
records and orthophotography were the main sources used to attribute
each tax parcel with land use information. The data was collected in
2013.Key attributes are the land use and key pin (Sidwell
number). Land Use stores the Land Use description for each parcel. The
Key Pin is the unique Parcel Identification Number (Pin) used to link
the parcel to the parcel attributes which are stored and maintained in
Oakland County Land Records.The 2013 version of land use was
created using the 2012 version as a primary source. It was assumed that
if the Parcel Identification Number and the Use Code were equal in both
years, then the land use did not change. Thus, only the parcels where a
change occured had to be assigned a land use. To ensure the quality of
the land use data, however, several types of use codes were manually
checked again for this update to enusre the assigned use is still
accurate. Also, reference data such as the Adult Care, Public Beach, and
Recreation Land feature classes the were used to locate misrepresented
parcels.The development process consists of three basic steps.
First, parcels with use codes that are assumed to relate to a single
land use are categorized as such. Second, parcels with a use code that
is assumed to relate to more than one land use are manually classified
using orthophotography and ownership as a reference. Lastly, tax
parcels, right-of-way, and hydrography are unioned to create a single
land use dataset.Assumptions:In 2005, Oakland County
Equalization and many of the local assessors have changed from using the
use codes described below to property class codes. These codes were
interpreted to simliar use codes for the purpose of this data. One major
change is that tax exempt property is no longer recorded using the "ME,
Miscellaneous Exempt" use code, but are instead usually classifed as
"RV, Residential Vacant." The "Taxable" field was referenced to locate
tax exempt property such as schools, churches, and governemnt-owned
property during this land use update.Any parcel classified as
vacant may be an accessory use to an adjacent, commonly owned, improved
parcel. In this event, the vacant parcel is reclassified as the use of
the adjacent, commonly owned, improved parcel. It should be noted,
however, that parcels with use codes of RV, SV, and LV, that represent a
single family vacant use, are exempt from this assumption.Parcels
with an Equalization use code of RV, SV, or LV may include uses to be
reclassified as Vacant or Recreation & Conservation (due to
subdivision open space). These parcels are not manually checked. Queries
are conducted to search for those parcels that are subdivision open
space. The following strings are queried from the Owner1 and Owner2
fields: "own" (unknown, homeowner), "ass*" (association, ass'n, etc),
and "park."The Equalization use code BI, Business Improved
includes uses that are reclassified as Commercial/Office. Uses may also
fall into Public/Institutional, however, all BI parcels are not manually
checked for reclassification.The Equalization use code MM,
Miscellaneous Business includes uses that are reclassified as Recreation
and Conservation, Multiple Family, Commercial/Office, or Mobile Home
Park.The Equalization use code ME, Miscellaneous Exempt includes
uses that are reclassified as Recreation & Conservation,
Public/Institutional, Transportation, Utility & Communication,
Industrial (municipal landfills), or any Single Family classification.The
Equalization use code KI, Condominium Improved includes uses that are
reclassified as Multiple Family, Single Family, or Commercial/Office.Any parcel with an Equalization use code of FI, Farm Improved or FV, Farm Vacant is considered to be an active agricultural use.Any parcel with an Equalization use code of II, Industrial Improved is considered to be an industrial use.Any parcel with an Equalization use code of FC, Farm Conservation is considered to be a recreational/conservation use.Any parcel with an Equalization use code of AI, Apartment Improved is considered to be a multiple family residential use.Any
parcel with an Equalization use code of UI, Utility Improved is
considered to be a transportation, utility, or communication related
use.Parcels with an Equalization use code of DI, Developmental Improved are reclassified as Single Family or Vacant.Any
parcel with an Equalization use code of DV for Developmental Vacant may
be reclassified as Vacant, Recreation & Conservation, (golf
courses) or Industrial (mining or extractive).Polygons in the
ROW region of the parcel coverage will be classified as Recreation and
Conservation, and Commercial/Office, Vacant, Road ROW, and Railroad ROW.Because
of inconsistencies in Use Code data, unique uses, and the goal of
creating an accurate coverage that is not limited by its metadata, there
may be exceptions from these assumptions.Exceptions:There
are nine isolated cases where the land use would be tremendously
overstated if the whole parcel was shown in a single use. In these
cases, the polygon was split to show the use of the rest of the parcel
vacant. These parcels are listed below:01-29-451-00101-35-300-01404-08-200-00204-24-100-00407-13-301-00614-04-376-00218-19-476-01521-10-200-00121-10-200-002