Subtype |
Definition |
| Agricultural |
Suited to produce animals, crops, and natural resources. |
| Airport/Airport Hangar |
A complex for the takeoff and landing of aircraft. Hangars are airplane storage and repair buildings. |
| Assembly/Meeting Place |
Property designed to facilate gatherings, including: Armory/Club/Lodge Facility, Community/Recreation Center, Convention Center, Reception Hall/Banquet Facility, and Religious Facility. |
| Cemetery/Mausoleum |
A tract of land used for burial of the dead. Mausoleum is an aboveground facility used to house caskets. |
| Courthouse |
A government building housing courts of law; the building where justice is administered. |
| Funeral Home/Mortuary |
A facility that contains wake reception rooms as well as embalming facilities for preparing corpses for burial. Mortuaries store the dead before burial or cremation. |
| Health Care/Medical |
A facility suited for provided health- and medical-related services, including: Acute Care Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Behavioral Care Facility, Clinical Laboratory, Comprehensive Ambulatory Care Center, Medical Center, Medical Office, and Rehabilitation Center/Hospital. |
| Jail/Correctional Facility |
A detention facility designed to house and incarcerate suspected and sentenced criminals. |
| Landfill |
Premises used for the disposal of solid wastes. The term is synonymous with the term solid waste disposal site. |
| Library |
A place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials are kept for use but not for sale. |
| Marina |
A boat basin that provides dockage and other services to pleasure craft. A structure along which vessels can be held or docked for loading and unloading; usually constructed parallel to the shoreline. If the long side of the dock extends into the water from the shore, it is called a pier. |
| Military Facility |
Government owned property supporting the armed forces. |
| Mine/Quarry |
A subterranean cavity or passage from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal or other mineral substances are excavated. |
| Museum/Gallery |
A facility designed to exhibit works of art such as paintings, sculptures, and photographs. |
| Outdoor Sign |
The land and the signage on the land. Signboards are two types: standardized outdoor advertising and non-standardized, or on-premise signs. |
| Salvage Yard |
A collection site for discarded or ruined material that may have some recoverable value from the standpoint of component parts or recyclable material. (Secondary property type - primary property type is Industrial) |
| Saw Mill/Lumberyard |
Saw and planing mills for converting raw timber into finished lumber products. Yard for lumber of all sizes and shapes that is intended for general building purposes. (Secondary property type - primary property type is Industrial) |
| School/University |
Buildings and facilities used for education and learning. |
| Senior Housing |
Multi-unit housing intended for the elderly, including: Assisted Living Residences, Congregate Seniors Housing, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, and Skilled Nursing Facility. |
| Sports & Entertainment |
A facility suited for recreational activities, including: Amusement Facility, Aquatic Facility/Swimming Pool, Bowling Alley, Casino/Gaming Facility, Equestrian Center/Stable, Fitness, Court and Spa Facility, Golf Related, Racetrack, Skating Rink, Ski Resort, Sports Arena/Stadium, and Theatre/Performing Art Facility. |
| Tank Farm/Petroleum Storage |
Group of fuel storage tanks generally surrounded by individual containment dikes. (Secondary property type - primary property type is Industrial) |
| Train Station/Bus Terminal |
A transfer/loading facility where passengers, freight, fuel and supplies are boarded or dropped off. |
| Truck Terminal/Transit Facility |
A loading dock facility that allows truck freight operators to redistribute loads of their truck fleets at an intermediate transfer point. These facilities are primarily used for staging loads, and possess very little if any storage area. (Secondary property type - primary property type is Industrial) |
| Other |
All other special-purpose-type properties. |
