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Tax Parcels

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Summary

Assessor's parcel data for the town of Dedham, MA.

Description

This dataset consists of tax parcels for Dedham, Massachusetts. Tax parcels represent property boundaries for the purpose of tax assessment. Tax parcels are not an authoritative source of property boundaries. The authoritative record of property boundaries are recorded at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. Only a professional land surveyor my produce a legally authoritative map of property boundaries.

This feature class contains redundant geometry in cases where there are multiple condominium units on a given tax parcel.

Last Update

07-07-2015

Attributes

NameType DetailsDescription
PARCELID type: String
width: 15
precision: 0
The tax parcel identification number used to uniquely identify real property on the tax roll
AREASQFT type: Integer
width: 4
precision: 0
The assessed area of the parcel in square feet
LOWPARCELID type: String
width: 26
precision: 0
The lowest tax parcel identification number used to uniquely identify the polygon in the parcel geometry as it is maintained
LASTUPDATE type: Date
width: 8
precision: 0
The date the feature was last updated in the maintenance database
SITEADDRESS type: String
width: 50
precision: 0
The site address for the tax parcel as assigned by the Assessor's office
OWNERNME1 type: String
width: 40
precision: 0
The first owner name
OWNERNME2 type: String
width: 40
precision: 0
The second owner name
PSTLADDRESS type: String
width: 50
precision: 0
The mailing address for the tax parcel owner
PSTLCITY type: String
width: 18
precision: 0
The mailing city for the tax parcel owner
PSTLSTATE type: String
width: 2
precision: 0
The mailing state for the tax parcel owner
PSTLZIP type: String
width: 20
precision: 0
The mailing postal code for the tax parcel owner
PSTLCNTRY type: String
width: 18
precision: 0
The mailing country for the tax parcel owner
BLDGVAL type: Double
width: 8
precision: 0
The total value of the buildings associated with the tax parcel
LNDVAL type: Double
width: 8
precision: 0
The value of the land without improvements
CNTASSDVAL type: Double
width: 8
precision: 0
The current year assessed value
REGISTRY type: String
width: 12
precision: 0
Reference to the book and page for the last sale, as recorded at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
USECD type: String
width: 4
precision: 0
The assessors use code
NGHBRHDCD type: String
width: 4
precision: 0
The assessors neighborhood code
USEDSCRP type: String
width: 150
precision: 0
The assessors use description
PID type: Integer
width: 4
precision: 0
The unique ID as maintained by the CAMA software system

Coordinate System

NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet

Credits

Dedham GIS Division, Dedham, MA; Applied Geographics, Boston, MA

Use Limitations

This data may be appropriate for planning purposes. It should not be utilized where legal and surveyed property boundaries are required.

Legal Constraints

The Town of Dedham makes no warranty in regard to the data whatsoever, including, but not limited to, a warranty of the accuracy of the data or publications. The Town has no liability arising from incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate or misleading data provided.

The Town makes no warranties of fitness or merchantability either express or implied in regard to the data or publications provided hereunder. The data or publications provided are provided “as is”.

Data users agree to defend, indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Town and its employees, agents, officers, volunteers and contractors from and against all losses, claims, demands, actions, payments, costs, suits, liabilities, including attorney’s fees, expenses and damages (direct or inconsequential) whether or not caused by negligence of the Town, its employees, agents, officers, volunteers and contractors, which are incurred by or recovered against the Town for any reason whatsoever arising out of or relating to the use of this data or to any use towhich the data might be put provided hereunder.

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Dedham,parcels