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
2014. 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 2015 version of land use was created using the 2013 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: 01-29-451-001 01-35-300-014 04-08-200-002 04-24-100-004 07-13-301-006 14-04-376-002 18-19-476-015 21-10-200-001 21-10-200-002