Land Use FY2027

This data set derives from several sources, and is updated annually with data current through July 1 of the reported year. The primary source is a data dump from the VISION assessing data system, which provided data up to date as of January 1, 2012, and is supplemented by information from subsequent building permits and Development Logs. (Use codes provided by this system combine aspects of land use, tax status, and condominium status. In an effort to clarify land use type the data has been cleaned and subdivided to break the original use code into several different fields.) The data set has further been supplemented and updated with development information provided by building permits issued by the Inspectional Services Department and from data found in the Development Log publication. Information from these sources is added to the data set periodically. Land use status is up to date as of the Last Modified date. Differences From “Official” Parcel Layer The Cambridge GIS system maintains a separate layer of land parcels reflecting up to date subdivision and ownership. The parcel data associated with the Land Use Data set differs from the “official” parcel layer in a number of cases. For that reason this separate parcel layer is provided to work with land use data in a GIS environment. See the Assessing Department’s Parcel layer for the most up-to-date land parcel boundaries. Table of Land Use Codes The following table lists all land use code found in the data layer: Land Use Code Land Use Description Category General Use Category 0101 MXD SNGL-FAM-RES Residential with Ground Floor Commercial Mixed Use 0104 MXD TWO-FAM-RES Residential with Ground Floor Commercial Mixed Use 0105 MXD THREE-FM-RES Residential with Ground Floor Commercial Mixed Use 0111 MXD 4-8-UNIT-APT Residential with Ground Floor Commercial Mixed Use 0112 MXD >8-UNIT-APT Residential with Ground Floor Commercial Mixed Use 0121 MXD BOARDING-HS Residential with Commercial Mixed Use 013 MULTIUSE-RES Residential with Commercial Mixed Use 031 MULTIUSE-COM Commercial with Residential Mixed Use 0340 MXD GEN-OFFICE Office Mixed Use 0406 MXD HIGH-TECH Office/R&D Commercial 041 MULTIUSE-IND Commercial with Residential Mixed Use 0942 Higher Ed and Comm Mixed Education with Commercial Mixed Use 101 SNGL-FAM-RES Residential Residential 1014 SINGLE FAM W/AU Residential Residential 102 CONDOMINIUM Residential Residential 1028 CNDO-RES-PKG Residential Residential 104 TWO-FAM-RES Residential Residential 105 THREE-FM-RES Residential Residential 106 RES-LAND-IMP Transportation Transportation 1062 RES LND-IMP UND Vacant Vacant 1067 RES-COV-PKG Transportation Transportation 109 MULTIPLE-RES Residential Residential 1094 MULT-RES-2FAM Residential Residential 1095 MULT-RES-3FAM Residential Residential 1098 MULT-RES-4-8-APT Residential Residential 111 4-8-UNIT-APT Residential Residential 112 >8-UNIT-APT Residential Residential 113 ASSISTED-LIV Boarding House/Assisted Living Residential 114 AFFORDABLE APT Residential Residential 121 BOARDING-HSE Boarding House/Assisted Living Residential 130 RES-DEV-LAND Vacant Vacant 131 RES-PDV-LAND Vacant Vacant 132 RES-UDV-LAND Vacant Vacant 1322 RES-UDV-PARK (OS) LN Vacant Vacant 140 CHILD-CARE Education Education 300 HOTEL Hotel Commercial 302 INN-RESORT Hotel Commercial 304 NURSING-HOME Health Health 316 WAREHOUSE Commercial Commercial 323 SH-CNTR/MALL Commercial Commercial 324 SUPERMARKET Commercial Commercial 325 RETAIL-STORE Commercial Commercial 326 EATING-ESTBL Commercial Commercial 327 RETAIL-CONDO Commercial Commercial 330 AUTO-SALES Commercial Commercial 332 AUTO-REPAIR Commercial Commercial 334 GAS-STATION Commercial Commercial 336 PARKING-GAR Transportation Transportation 337 PARKING-LOT Transportation Transportation 340 GEN-OFFICE Office Commercial 341 BANK Commercial Commercial 342 MEDICAL-OFFC Health Health 343 OFFICE-CONDO Office Commercial 345 RETAIL-OFFIC Office Commercial 346 INV-OFFICE Office Commercial 353 FRAT-ORGANIZ Commercial Commercial 362 THEATRE Commercial Commercial 375 TENNIS-CLUB Commercial Commercial 390 COM-DEV-LAND Vacant Vacant 391 COM-PDV-LAND Vacant Vacant 392 COM-UDV-LAND Vacant Vacant 3922 CRMCL REC LND Vacant Vacant 400 MANUFACTURNG Industrial Industrial 401 WAREHOUSE Industrial Industrial 404 RES-&-DEV-FC Office/R&D Commercial 406 HIGH-TECH Office/R&D Commercial 407 CLEAN-MANUF Industrial Industrial 413 RESRCH IND CND Industrial Industrial 422 ELEC GEN PLANT Utility Utility 424 PUB UTIL REG Utility Utility 430 TELE-EXCH-STA Utility Utility 440 IND-DEV-LAND Vacant Vacant 442 IND-UDV-LAND Vacant Vacant 910 DCR- State Parks and Rec Public Open Space Open Space 9100 DCR- State Parks and Rec Public Open Space Open Space 920 Parklands Public Open Space Open Space 930 Government Operations Government Government Operations 933 Vacant Local Education Vacant Vacant 934 Public Schools Education Education 936 Vacant, Tax Title Vacant Vacant 940 Private Pre & Elem School Education Education 9403 Private Elementary Education Education Education 941 Private Secondary School Education Education 9410 Private Secondary Education Education Education 9413 Private Secondary Education Education Education 942 Private College Higher Education Education 9420 Private College, University Higher Education Education 9421 Private College Res Units Education Residential Residential 943 Other Educ & Research Org Higher Education Education 946 Vacant (Private Ed) Vacant Vacant 953 Cemeteries Cemetery Cemetery 955 Hospitals, Medical Office Health Health 956 Museums Education Education 957 Charitable Services Charitable/Religious Charitable/Religious 960 Religious Charitable/Religious Charitable/Religious 9600 Church Religious Charitable/Religious 970 Housing Authority Residential Residential 9700 Housing Authority Residential Residential 971 Water Utility Utility Utility 972 Road Right of Way Transportation Transportation 975 MBTA/Railroad Transportation Transportation 995 Privately Owned Public Open Space Public Open Space Open Space Explore all our data on the Cambridge GIS Data Dictionary. Attributes Name Type Details Description ml type: String width: 16 precision: 0 Parcel map-lot ID location type: String width: 50 precision: 0 Street address street_name type: String width: 50 precision: 0 Street name use_code type: String width: 10 precision: 0 Land use code for this property use_description type: String width: 50 precision: 0 Land use description for the Use Code use_category type: String width: 50 precision: 0 Land use category for this property. More specific than General Use Category. general_use_category type: String width: 50 precision: 0 General land use category mixed_use_type type: String width: 50 precision: 0 Detail of mixed use type for mixed use properties group_quarters type: String width: 4 precision: 0 Indicates whether property is used for group quarters living arrangement such as a group home or dormitory. grad_student_housing type: String width: 3 precision: 0 Indicates whether property houses graduate students in apartment-style units. condo_flag type: String width: 3 precision: 0 Is this a condo building? tax_status type: String width: 25 precision: 0 Basis for property tax exemption, if any. public_note type: String width: 255 precision: 0 Notes about this property street_number_index type: Double width: 8 precision: 15 Street number index land_area type: Double width: 8 precision: 15 Area of parcel in square feet. residential_units type: Double width: 8 precision: 15 Residential units at this parcel