| Code |
Definition |
| Ac |
Cropland: Tillable land used for growing
cultivated field crops, forage crops, grain, beans,
etc. Hedgerows separating defined Ac areas were
delineated as separate classes (typically Fd, Fm, Fb
or Fc) if they are greater than 20 meters wide |
| Ad |
Cattle: Farmland used for the feeding and
milking of dairy cattle as well as for beef cattle.
Barn with silos and feedlots are included. |
| Ae |
Horse farm: Horse barns, feed lot, and animal
recreation areas. (Pasture will be in Ap). |
| Af |
Fishery/Aquaculture: Fishery ponds and
associated buildings. |
| Ah |
High intensity cropland/horticulture: Nurseries,
including green-houses, vegetable production areas,
and other gardens more than a half-acre in size. |
| Ai |
Inactive Agriculture: Farmland and fields that
appear to be no longer used for farming practices.
Fields may appear to be growing over with tall
grasses and small shrubs. |
| Ao |
Orchards: Farmland dedicated to growing tree
products including associated buildings. |
| Ap |
Pasture: Areas used for grazing. Is enclosed by
fence and may have small trees and shrubs. Located
adjacent to livestock farm |
| At |
Tree farm: Areas used for cultivating trees,
primarily Xmas trees. |
| Av |
Vineyards: Grape growing farms and pastures
which may include winery buildings. |
| Ay |
Other farms: Poultry, sheep, swine, game, mixed
animal farms, animal shelters, and farms that
produce livestock feeds (granaries). |
| Cbd |
Central Business District:
Commercial/residential centers of city and villages
where mixed land uses of Commercial,
Public/Institutional, and high density Residential
exist. There may be buildings that comprise more
than one type of land use, such as a storefront on
the first floor, offices on the second floor, and
residences on the third floor. Land uses are mixed
and are high in density. |
| Cc |
Shopping Centers/Malls: Commercial areas that
are predominately shopping centers and malls
including significant surrounding parking
facilities. |
| Co |
Offices: Buildings that contain administrative
offices, as well as facilities that include business
or technology services that are not predominantly
retail orientated. Facilities may be part of a
business/technology/industrial park. In some cases
medical offices (Ph) may be included if they do not
constitute the dominant land use. |
| Cr |
Retail: Commercial areas along roadways not
associated with distinct commercial centers or large
shopping malls. Will include linear highway corridor
development, as well as individual retail businesses
and services that may exist within residential or
industrial areas. |
| Cs |
Commercial Storage: Indoor and outdoor
commercial storage facilities for public rentals and
warehouse/storage facilities not associated with
adjacent commercial or industrial land uses. |
| Da |
Abandoned: Areas that include buildings and
facilities that are interpreted as abandoned or
vacant. |
| Db |
Barren Land: Land that is composed of either
rock, gravel or sand, which cannot be cultivated or
associated with any other defined land use class. |
| Dl |
Disturbed Land: Land that has been cleared of
vegetation and the interpretation of any
identifiable or defined land use class is not
possible. |
| Fb |
Brush: Areas that have considerable growth of
shrubs and small trees, but can not be classified as
forest. The brush land cover must occupy at least
80% of the delineated area. Forest and grassland may
be incorporated into the remaining 20%. |
| Fc |
Coniferous Forest: Forested areas where needle
trees, such as pine, spruce, fir and hemlock make up
at least 80% of the tree cover. |
| Fd |
Deciduous: Forested areas where broadleaf trees
make up at least 80% of the tree cover. |
| Fg |
Grassland: Open grassy areas with no associated
adjacent land uses. May include small amounts of
shrubs, trees and brush. The grassland cover must
occupy at least 80% of the delineated area. The
remaining 20% may be trees, shrubs and brush.
Grassland areas may be naturally occurring, or may
be regularly mowed. |
| Fm |
Mixed forest: Forested areas with mixed
coniferous and deciduous trees. The ratio of the
predominant coniferous or deciduous tree stands must
not exceed 80%. |
| Fp |
Forest Plantation: Rows of mature trees,
primarily conifers, planted by man |
| Ia |
Agriculture Industry: Buildings and facilities
associated with agri-business |
| Ie |
Extractive: Salt mining operations, gravel pits,
rock quarries. |
| Il |
Light Industry: Facilities and grounds that
include activities associated with the
manufacturing, processing, fabricating, assembly,
finishing, packaging, warehousing, and outdoor
storage of products. |
| It |
Communication Towers: Communication tower sites
at ground level including areas occupied by guide
wires. |
| Iu |
Utilities: Power plants and substations. |
| Oc |
Campgrounds: Public and private camping areas,
including areas designated for camping in state and
town parks as well as private RV parks. |
| Oe |
Recreation corridors: Areas characterized as
linear recreation ways for uses such as trails and
paths associated with outdoor recreation activities
and pedestrian connections. |
| Og |
Golf Course: Includes driving ranges, club house
and greens |
| Oh |
Hunt clubs: Land areas used specifically for the
sport of hunting. May include shooting range and
fields for practice of this sport. |
| Op |
Parks: Public parks as well as Cornell
Plantations including picnic areas,
walking/hiking/running trails, playgrounds,
manicured lawns, and landscaped areas within park
boundaries. |
| Or |
Youth & religious camps: Cabins and
other buildings associated with summer camps and or
religious retreats. |
| Os |
Recreational shoreline: Shoreline where land use
is recreational lake access. Docks and boat moorings
may exist. Consists of rocky shoreline land cover.
Boundaries vary with lake levels. |
| Ot |
Stadiums/track/ball fields: Sporting fields that
may or may not be associated with schools and parks.
Baseball diamonds, tennis courts, running track,
soccer and football fields with goal posts, swimming
facilities. Motor tracks included. |
| Pc |
Cemetery: Cemeteries at least one-half acre in
area. |
| Pd |
Solid waste disposal: Waste disposal sites such
as recycling centers, landfills, exposed dumps and
private junk yards. |
| Pe |
Educational: All schools, university and college
academic buildings, research facilities, and
associated parking facilities and quads. College
campuses include other land uses that, if at least
one-half acre in area, is designated as distinct
LULC classes. Pe is used only for the academic and
research related buildings and the surrounding
parking lots and grounds. This class also includes
other learning centers such as the Sciencenter,
Cayuga Nature Center and the Fingerlakes School of
Massage. |
| Pf |
Community center, social hall, fraternal lodge:
American Legions, Veterans associations, and
community centers where social events, Bingo,
pancake breakfasts and chicken bbq fund raisers
occur. |
| Ph |
Health facilities: Hospital, health clinics,
medical offices, and nursing homes. |
| Pj |
Correctional facilities: County jail, secure
work camps, and other correctional centers. |
| Po |
Governmental office facilities: Includes all
local, state, and federal governmental office
facilities that are interpreted to be the dominant
land use. This class includes courthouses, town
halls, and other public service and administrative
facilities. |
| Pp |
Public works: Areas that include facilities for
highway departments, fire departments, public
safety, maintenance buildings, and related storage
areas. Public works facilities present on the
educational campuses that are at least one-half acre
in area are classified as Pp. |
| Pr |
Church/synagogue/monastery: Houses of worship.
Delineated only if the parcel on which the
facility(s) is located is at least one-half acre in
area. |
| Ps |
Sewage treatment facilities: Facilities whose
primary function is the treatment of waste water. |
| Pt |
Water Tank: Tank used as reserve of water,
either for drinking water or for filling of fire
department trucks. |
| Pw |
Water management facilities: Facilities whose
primary function is management of drinking water. |
| Rh |
High density residential: Residential land areas
with approximately 5 or more dwellings on average
per acre. Comprised mainly of urban areas of
residential land use patterns including densities
ranging from single family structures to multi-unit
apartment buildings. |
| Rl |
Low density residential: Residential land areas
with a maximum average of 1 dwelling per acre. |
| Rm |
Medium density residential: Residential land
areas with more than 1, but less than 5 dwellings on
average per acre. |
| Rp |
Manufactured home park: Residential land areas
with a density of 4 or more manufactured homes on
average per acre and a designation of the property
as a manufactured home park or subdivision. |
| Ta |
Airport or active airstrip: Includes all public
and private airport facilities, hangars, parking
facilities, and runways. |
| Tc |
Bus depot, fleet storage, garage for public
vehicles: Places that store large number of cars,
vans, trucks or buses for purposes of public use and
transportation. Examples include Cornell?s fleet
storage, T-CAT, ISCD school bus depot. |
| Th |
Highway: The limited access sections of Route 13
that include at least 4 total traffic lanes.
Associated interchanges and ramps will also be
delineated within this class. |
| Tr |
Railroads: Active railroad right of ways
including switchyards |
| Wb |
Marsh, bog, shrub wetlands: Areas of wetlands
that contain grasses, scrub, brush, and are void of
tall trees. |
| Wc |
Reservoir: Bodies of water that are formed from
damming creeks. |
| Wn |
Natural Lake/Pond: Bodies of water that are not
formed by damming creeks. Ponds may be man-made. |
| Ww |
Wooded Wetland: Wooded areas that show
considerable amounts of water beneath the trees |
