Land Committed to Public Use Viewer

Overview This map displays lands committed to public use or purpose (public or private) at the parcel level across Connecticut, as described by the CAMA data. It is intended to provide a high-level overview of where these lands are located statewide, serving as a useful general reference. For those developing a Housing Growth Plan under C.G.S. §§ 8-13bb and 8-13cc, this map can help inform the Developable Land Inventory process, specifically the evaluation of the exclusion of land already committed to public use or purpose as outlined in the Developable Land Inventory Technical Guidance. Note that a detailed GIS analysis should still be completed for that purpose, as this map is intended as an overview only. Definitions Land already committed to public use: This category includes publicly or privately owned land dedicated to governmental, institutional, infrastructure, utility, transportation, educational, recreational, or other public-serving functions that limit or preclude development. Datasets Connecticut Public Use Parcels: This dataset is derived from the statewide parcel layer maintained by the GIS Office. Parcels were identified as land committed to public use by searching parcel attributes for text commonly associated with governmental, institutional, or other public-serving ownership or uses. The list of search terms is not exhaustive. While the GIS Office has determined that this method produces minimal false positives and misclassifications, some parcels may still be classified incorrectly. [See: Connecticut Public Use Parcels] Instructions To review whether a parcel is designated as a land already committed to public use, zoom to your target area. The Public Use Parcels and Parcel layers will appear when the map is zoomed in past a zoom scale of less than 1:289,000 and 1:36,000, respectively. Click on a parcel to view the public use designation. Use the filters in the top right header bar to query the map by Municipality or Council of Government (COG). Use the filter in the top right of the map to query for specific public use parcel types.