Summary Statement:
This metadata summary applies exclusively to the data as it appears in this Loudoun County intranet/internet mapping application. To see the fully FGDC compliant version of this metadata click here
Abstract:
This feature class contains the basic expected land uses, or place types, for specific areas for all of Loudoun County. The place type approach concentrates on the context of any area instead of typical land use categories and corresponding specific uses. Each place type category defines the basis expected land use for an area, but also the preferred development patterns, streetscapes, and design features to make each area visually distinctive and functional. Place types also provide greater flexibility in development than the previous planned land use approach.
Purpose:
This purpose of this feature class is to reference the planned place types, or expected land uses in certain areas, as reflected by the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted on June 20, 2019. The data is used extensively by both the Department of Planning, Building and Development but is administered by the Department of Planning. This place type layer is to be used in place of the previous planned land use layer that was retired with the adoption of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan.
Supplemental Information:
Data are stored in the corporate ArcSDE Geodatabase as a polygon feature class. The coordinate system is Virginia State Plane (North), Zone 4501, datum NAD83 HARN.
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
As Needed
Completeness Report:
Features may have been eliminated or generalized due to scale and intended use. To assist Loudoun County, Virginia in the maintenance of the data, please provide any information concerning discovered errors, omissions, or other discrepancies found in the data.
AIRPRT = Airport TOWN = Towns URBTC = Urban Transit Center URBMUS = Urban Mixed Use URBEM = Urban Employment TRNCMP = Transition Compact Neighborhood TRNLI = Transition Light Industrial TRNLLN = Transition Large Lot Neighborhood TRNSLN = Transition Small Lot Neighborhood TRNCC = Transition Community Center TRNIM = Transition Industrial/Mineral Extraction RURVLG = Rural Historic Village RURNTH = Rural North RURSTH = Rural South SUBEM = Suburban Employment SUBMUS = Suburban Mixed Use SUBCMP = Suburban Compact Neighborhood SUBIM = Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction SUBCOM = Suburban Commercial SUBNBR = Suburban Neighborhood PJLMRN = Purcellville JLMA Rural Neighborhood LJLMEM = Leesburg JLMA Employment LJLMIM = Leesburg JLMA Industry/MIneral Extraction LJLMRN = Leesburg JLMA Residential Neighborhood WJLMN = Western JLMA Neighborhood
Data Owner:
Department of Planning