Updated parcel layer with the latest available land use data.
| Name |
Type Details |
Description |
| ML |
type: String
width: 16
precision: 0 |
Map-Lot: This a unique parcel identifier found in the deed and used by the Assessing data system. In a few cases, where parcels have been subdivided subsequent to January 1, 2012, a placeholder Map-Lot number is assigned that differs from that used elsewhere. |
| MAP |
type: String
width: 5
precision: 0 |
This Map portion of the unique parcel identifier found in the deed and used by the Assessing data system. In a few cases, where parcels have been subdivided subsequent to January 1, 2012, a placeholder Map-Lot number is assigned that differs from that used elsewhere. |
| LOT |
type: String
width: 5
precision: 0 |
This is the Lot portion of the unique parcel identifier found in the deed and used by the Assessing data system. In a few cases, where parcels have been subdivided subsequent to January 1, 2012, a placeholder Map-Lot number is assigned that differs from that used elsewhere. |
| LOCATION |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
In the great majority of cases this is the street address of the parcel as it is recorded in the Registry of Deed record. In instances where edits were made to the base parcel layer the best address available at the time is employed. |
| LANDAREA |
type: Double
width: 8
precision: 15 |
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| LUCODE |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
The four digit text string in this field indicates the primary usage of a parcel. While the codes are based on the standard Massachusetts assessing land use classification system, they differ in a number of cases; the coding system used here is unique to this data set. Note that other minor uses may occur on a property and, in some cases, tenants may introduce additional uses not reflected here (eg, office space used as a medical office, home based businesses). |
| LUDESC |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
The short description gives more detail about the specific use indicated by the Land Use Code. Most descriptions are taken from the standard Massachusetts assessing land use classification system. |
| CATEGORY |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
This broader grouping of land uses can be used to map land use data. You can find the land use data mapped at:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/factsandmaps/mapgalleries/othermaps |
| EXISTUNITS |
type: Double
width: 8
precision: 15 |
This value indicates the number of existing residential units as of July 1 of the reported year. A residential unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. This includes units found in apartment style graduate student housing residences and rooms in assisted living facilities and boarding houses are treated as also housing units. The unit count does not include college or graduate student dormitories, nursing home rooms, group homes, or other group quarters living arrangements. |
| MIXEDUSETY |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
Two flags are used for this field. “Groundfloor” indicates that a commercial use is found on the ground floor of the primary building, and upper floors are used for residential purposes. “Mixed” indicates that two or more uses are found throughout the structure or multiple structures on the parcel, one of which is residential. |
| GQLODGINGH |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
A value of “Yes” indicates that the primary use of the property is as a group quarters living arrangement. Group quarters are a place where people live or stay, in a group living arrangement, that is owned or managed by an entity or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. Group quarters include such places as college residence halls, residential treatment centers, skilled nursing facilities, group homes, military barracks, correctional facilities, and workers’ dormitories.
Most university dormitories are included under the broader higher education land use code, as most dormitories are included in the larger parcels comprising the bulk of higher education campuses. |
| GRADSTUDEN |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
A value of “Yes” indicates the parcel is used to house graduate students in apartment style units. Graduate student dormitories are treated as a higher education land use. |
| CONDOFLAG |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
“Yes” indicates that the parcel is owned as a condominium. Condo properties can include one or more uses, including residential, commercial, and parking. The great majority of such properties in Cambridge are residential only. |
| TAXSTATUS |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
A value indicates that the parcel is not subject to local property taxes. The following general rules are employed to assign properties to subcategories, though special situations exist in a number of cases.
o Authority: Properties owned the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority and Cambridge Housing Authority.
o City: Properties owned by the City of Cambridge or cemetery land owned by the Town of Belmont.
o Educ: Includes properties used for education purposes, ranging from pre-schools to university research facilities. (More detail about the level of education can be found using the Land Use Code.)
o Federal: Properties owned by the federal government, including the Post Office. Certain properties with assessing data indicating Cambridge Redevelopment Authority ownership are in fact owned by the federal government as part of the Volpe Transportation Research Center and are so treated here.
o Other: Nontaxable properties owned by a nonprofit organization and not falling within one of the other categories.
o Religious: Properties owned by religious organizations. Parochial schools located on separate parcels from other uses are included in the Educ Nontax category.
o State: Properties owned by the State of Massachusetts, including those owned by the MBTA, Middlesex County and DCR parklands.
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| GENERALCATEGORY |
type: String
width: 254
precision: 0 |
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| SHAPE.STAREA() |
type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0 |
Area of feature in internal units squared. |
| SHAPE.STLENGTH() |
type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0 |
Length of feature in internal units. |