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Zoning and Land Use Data Sources |
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The Regional Map Gallery contains the following maps on this topic:
The following data layers are available on the DataMap Tool.
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Land Use: 1999, 1985, 1971
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This datalayer has 21 land use classifications for 1971, 1985 and 1999. It provides information on how many acres were dedicated to a land use type in 1971, 1985 and 1999. It is important information for land use planning, and it is also useful to private developers on making land investment decisions.
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Land Use Summary, 1999 Municipal
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This datalayer contains data of aggregate land use areas on a town-by-town basis for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1999. The information for each town includes the population in 1980, 1990 and 2000, the area of each land use type based on the 21-class MacConnell land use categories. |
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Land Use Summary, 1985 Municipal
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This datalayer contains data of aggregate land use areas on a town-by-town basis for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1985. The information for each town includes the population in 1980, 1990 and 2000, the area of each land use type based on the 21-class MacConnell land use categories. |
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Land Use Summary, 1971 Municipal
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This datalayer contains data of aggregate land use areas on a town-by-town basis for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1971. The information for each town includes the population in 1980, 1990 and 2000, the area of each land use type based on the 21-class MacConnell land use categories. |
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Open Space, Interest Type
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This map layer shows the open space classified by 13 interest types, which include: Agricultural preservation restriction, Aquifer protection, conservation/agricultural preservation restriction, conservation restriction, deed restriction, and so on. It is important information for land use planning, and it is also useful to private developers to make land investment decisions. |
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Open Space, Interest Overlay
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This map layer shows the area of open space by the category of interest overlay, including CR/APR, Agricultural Reservation Restriction, Conservation Restriction, and other Legal Interest. |
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Open Space, Lands
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This map layer shows all the lands of open space. |
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Open Space, Level of Protection
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This map layer shows the protection level of each open space. The level is classified as: limited, none, in perpetuity, term limited, and unknown. |
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Open Space, Primary Purpose
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This map shows a different primary purpose for each open space. The primary purposes include: agriculture, recreation and conservation, conservation, flood control, historical/cultural, other, recreation, scenic, and so on. |
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Open Space, Public Access
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This map layer shows the public access condition of each open space. It is classified as: limited public access, no public access, unknown, and full public access. |
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Open Space, Type
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This map layer shows the type of ownership for each open space. The types include: state vs. municipality disputes, public non-profit, county, federal, conservation organization, land trust, municipal, private non-profit, other, private and state. |
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Open Space, Type Manager
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This map layer shows the type of manager of each open space, which is classified as: public non-profit, county, federal, land trust, municipal, private non-profit, other, private, state, and so on. |
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Open Space, Non-protected
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This map layer shows all the non-protected open space. |
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Open Space, Protected in Perpetuity
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This map layer shows all the open space protected in perpetuity . |
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Zoning, General Use
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This data layer presents the general use of municipal zoning districts. The general use is classified as: residential, commercial, industrial, conservation, and other. Such information is important to planners and developers on land use. |
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Zoning, Primary Use
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This data layer presents the primary use of municipal zoning districts. The primary use is classified as: conservation/passive recreation, general business, general industrial, institutional, light industrial, multi-family med./high-density residential, mixed use, not zoned, and so on. |
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FEMA Flood Zones
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These data represent a subset of the data available on the paper Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) as provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The data should be used to portray zones of uncertainty and possible risks associated with flooding. All counties except Franklin are available for Massachusetts. |
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