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Use Codes
The Assessor’s Use Code has been designed for use by this department in the assessment of property for property tax purposes. Other agencies that may wish to utilize the Assessor’s Use Code for purposes other than those intended may result in inaccurate determinations on their part.
First and Second Digit Codes
00-09
10-19
 20-29
30-39
 40-49
50-59
 60-69
70-79
 80-89
90-99
0x - Series - Exempt, Not Assessed by County, Mobile Homes and Tracts
CodeDescription
0300Exempt Public Agency
0400Property leased to a public utility
0500Property owned by a public utility
0600Mobile home on SFR land
0700Mobile home in a mobile home park
0750Floating home
0800Vacant residential tract lot
0840Tract land, R&T 402.1
0900Partially complete residential tract home
0940Tract residential PC, R&T 402.1
1x - Series - Single Family Residential
CodeDescription
1000Vacant residential land, zoned 4 units or less
1040Vacant residential land, R&T 402.1
1100Single family residential homes used as such
1101Medical-Residential Care Facility (SFR) <7 patient
1120Residential Imps on Commercial Land
1130Residential Imps on Industrial Land
1140Single family residential home, R&T 402.1
1150Historical residential
1190Single family residential (tract) common area
1200Single family res home with non-economic 2nd unit
1300Single family res home with slight commercial use
1400Single family res home with slight industrial use
1500Planned development - Townhouse
1520Planned Development - Townhouse, First Sale
1540Planned development - Townhouse, R&T 402.1
1590Planned Development - Townhouse, Common Area
1600Single family res land with/subj. to communal imps
1700Single family res home converted to boarding house
1800Planned development tract SFR with common area
1820Planned Development tract SFR, First Sale
1840Planned development tract SFR, R&T 402.1
1890Planned development tract SFR, Common Area
1900Single family res - manufactured
1901Single family modular built off site
2x - Series - Multiple Residential, 2-4 Units and Mobile Homes
CodeDescription
2100Two, three or four single family homes
2200Double or duplex type - two units
2300Triplex; double or duplex with single family home
2400Four living units; e.g. fourplex or triplex w/SFR
2440Four residential living units, R&T 402.1
25002 units, lesser quality than 2200 or unknown legal
26003 units, lesser quality than 2300 or unknown legal
27004 units, lesser quality than 2400 or unknown legal
2800Res property of 2,3 or 4 units with rooming house
2900More than 1 mobile home, or M/H w/other res units
3x - Series - Commercial (See also 8X & 9X Series)
CodeDescription
3000Vacant commercial land (may include misc. imps)
3100One story store
3120Commercial Imps on Residential Land
3200Store on 1st floor, with offices, apts/lofts 2nd/3
3300Miscellaneous improved commercial
3400Department store
3500Discount store
3600Restaurant
3700Shopping Center-NBHD/grocery anchor
3701Shopping Center-Community
3702Shopping Center-Regional Mall
3703Shopping Center-NBHD without anchor (strip mall)
3704Shopping Center-Power Center
3800Supermarket
3900Condominium-commercial retail
3990Condominium-commercial retail, common area
4x - Series - Industrial
CodeDescription
4000Vacant industrial land (may include misc. imps)
4100Warehouse
4101Condominium-industrial
4102Warehouse-Self Storage
4103Warehouse-Cold Storage
4191Condominium-industrial, common area
4200Industrial Light/Manufacturing
4201Industrial Flex/R&D use
4240Live-Work condominium, R&T 402.1
4300Heavy industrial
4400Misc. industrial (improved); no other ind code
4500Nurseries
4600Quarries, Sand and Gravel
4601Landfill
4700Salt Ponds
4800Terminals, trucking and distribution
4900Wrecking yards
5x - Series - Rural
CodeDescription
5000Vacant rural-res homesites, may incl misc. imps
5100Improved rural-residential homesite.
5200One or more mobile homes on rural home site.
5300Rural property with significant commercial use
5400Rural property with significant industrial use
5500Rural property used for agriculture, 10+ acres
5600Rural property in transition to a higher use
5700Vacant rural land, not usable even for agriculture
5800Improved rural land, non-renewal Williamson Act
5900Vacant rural land, non-renewal Williamson Act
6x - Series - Institutional
CodeDescription
6000Vacant land necessary part of institutional prop.
6100Government owned property
6200Secured PI
6300Golf course
6400School
6500Cemetery
6600Church
6700Other institutional property
6800Lodgehall and/or clubhouse
6850Historical commercial
7x - Series - Multiple Residential, 5 or more units
CodeDescription
7000Vacant apartment land, capable of 5 or more units
7040Vacant apartment land, R&T 402.1
7090Vacant apartment common area
7100Five or more single family res homes
7200Residential property converted to 5 or more units
7300Condominium - single residential living unit
7301Condominium - residential live/work unit
7302Condominium - urban res unit above retail/office
7305Condominium - townhouse style
7320Condominium - single res unit, first sale
7321Condominium - res live/work unit, first sale
7322Condominium - urban res unit above, first sale
7325Condominium - townhouse, first sale
7340Condominium - single res unit, R&T 402.1
7341Condominium - res live/work unit, R&T 402.1
7342Condominium - urban res R&T 402.1
7345Condominium - Townhouse R&T 402.1
7390Condominium Common Area
7391Condominium - res live/work, common area
7392Condominium - urban res unit above, common area
7395Condominium - townhouse, common area
7400Cooperatives (divided)
7430Cooperatives (undivided)
7500Restricted residential income property
7600Fraternities and sororities
7700Multiple residential building of 5 or more units.
7701Assisted living unit
7800Residential high-rise (7 or more stories)
7900Church Home
8x - Series - Improved Commercial
CodeDescription
8000Car wash
8100Commercial repair garage
8200Automobile dealership
8300Parking lot
8400Parking garage
8500Service Stations
8600Funeral home
8700Nursing/Custodial Care Facility
8800Hospital (general)
8801Medical clinic/outpatient surgery
8802Skilled Nursing Facility
8900Hotel
9x - Series - Improved Commercial
CodeDescription
9000Motel
9100Mobile home park parcel with improvements
9200Bank
9300Medical - Dental building
9301Veterinarian Office
9400One to five story office building
9401Condominium-office
9491Condominium-office, common area
9500Over five story office building
9600Bowling alley
9700Walk-in theater
9800Drive-in theater
9801Winery
9802Winery, including retail/event center
9900Other recreational activity, e.g. rinks, stadiums
9901Boat berth privately owned
9902Subsurface right-oil, gas, mineral
Revised 3/24/05
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