Up Island 208LU

Land use for the following watersheds: Chilmark Pond - Upper & Lower, James Pond, Menemsha Pond, Squibnocket Pond, and Tisbury Great Pond. Land use is based on assessor's use code (the first code that joins from the M*_Assess table to the M*_TaxPar feature class). The use codes have been generalized based on the methodology used in earlier Mass Estuaries Reports (MEP). West Tisbury data is FY21, Chilmark data is FY20, Aquinnah data is FY19. These are the latest parcel datasets available from MassGIS data portal as of 4/2021. Existing building count is based on MassGIS Structures having a roof square footage > 400. Future potential building count was modeled using CommunityViz software based on the most recent parcel bounds (year varies by Town; range is FY19 to FY21), minimum parcel size & road setback per town zoning (as compiled by the MVC in 2008), and existing buildings (MassGIS roof area > 400sq ft). No areas were prohibited from future development. Post-modeling, the MVC eliminated future buildings that overlapped with current open space/conservation land (per MVC & Island Conservation Partnership 4/2021). Major watershed boundaries are those created through the MEP modeling process (SMAST & MVC 2014).