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..~, . Land Use Category Definitions Communities vary widely in the ways that they define and monitor land use within their borders. To arrive at an aggregate picture of land use across the seven-county region, a set of consistent definitions is neces- sary. The following definitions represent a minimum data base to represent existing developed land uses in the region. Communities that use different definitions should so indicate, as appropriate, on Worksheet A '. If there are questions or problems with the definitions below, please call the Councilis GIS staff listed on page 8.4. Single-family Multifamily Rural estate Commercial Industrial Mining Public, semipublic Airports Parks and recreation Lots or parcels of five acres or less containing single-family detached housing, including manufactured homes. Lots or parcels containing multiple dwelling units such as duplexes, bungalows, twin homes, town houses, quad homes and apartment complexes. Lots or parcels of five acres or more, containing single-family, detached housing, not used for commerctaVagricultural purposes. Lots or parcels containing retail sales, services (including professional), hoteVmotels and all recreational services that are predominantly privately owned and operated for profit (for example, theaters, bowling alleys, and riding stables). Included are private institutional uses (convalescent homes and rest homes in which medical or surgical services are not a main function of the institution), but not hospitals. Golf courses are c;lassified as Iparks and recreation.! Lots or parcels containing the buildings and the associated and adjacent landscap- ing, recreation facilities and parking for uses that include the following: horticultural specialties (e.g., greenhouse), general contractors (building construction and all non building construction), manufacturing of all kinds, goods movement facilities, com- munications, utilities and wholesale trade. Extraction of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels), quarrying sand and gravel. Buildings and land adjacent to schools (public and private), hospitals, churches, cemeteries, ice arenas and all facilities of local, state and federal governments, including public convalescent homes, mental institutions and penal facilities main- tained by any level of government. Include the entire boundaries. of existing schools, parks and hospitals. Airport sites and any restricted land or buffer area where development is prohibited. . . The entire boundaries of parks (local, regional and state), playgrounds (not includ ingschool yards), zoos, gun clubs, golf courses and similar areas. Local Planning Handbook May 1997 9.9