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Facility

Facility: This category is comprised of land uses divided into categorical descriptors that relate to the way the land (or building) is being used or is to be used. For example: Is the type of case study or product you are looking for likely to be found in a residential home or one that would be found in an industrial application? Select one or several of the following subcategories when specifying your search criteria.

Preserve: For preservation and not to be developed.

Recreational: These areas are primarily set aside for recreational use such as camping, fishing, skiing, hiking, etc.

Agricultural: These areas are used for crop raising and husbandry.

Residential: These areas are occupied by dwellings or houses.

Commercial: These areas are used for sales and profit making enterprises.

Industrial: These areas are used for industry, manufacturing plants, and other industrial enterprises.

Institutional: These areas are created for an organization devoted to the promotion of a particular object, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character.

Governmental: Represent land uses pertaining to an organizational body for the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities or states.