Land Use FY2025

GIS File Name

CDD_LandUseFY2025

Description

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

Purpose

Updated parcel layer with the latest available land use data.

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Last Modified

07-22-2025

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
SHAPE.STAREA()	type: Double width: 0 precision: 0
SHAPE.STLENGTH()	type: Double width: 0 precision: 0

Coordinate System

NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet

License

This data is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/.