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Data dictionary

This page contains details about what information is available for developments and components in the Development Pipeline Data Inspector.

Developments

The development records provide a small amount of information about each development in the region. CMAP currently only tracks developments that consume at least one acre of land OR consist of at least 10 residential units OR consist of 10,000 square feet of non-residential space. Additionally, only expansions, new construction, and renovations with a change in land use are tracked (so, for example, condo-to-apartment conversions or vice versa are not included).

Attribute Name Description
Development ID A unique numeric development identifier assigned to each development by CMAP
Development Name The name of the development
Primary Developer The name of the developer responsible for the project
Municipality The community in which the development is located
Acreage The acreage of the entire development (including all components)
Former Use For redevelopment projects, the land use of the prior development that is being replaced
Notes Miscellaneous information about the project added by CMAP staff
Corrections? A user-editable field for submitting corrections to CMAP when inaccurate information about a development is discovered

Components

CMAP divides developments into distinct components, with land use and phasing being the primary differentiators. The component records contain the bulk of the information that CMAP tracks for a given development. Many smaller developments have only a single component, but all of them have at least one, and larger developments may have many.

Attribute Name Description
Component ID A unique numeric development identifier assigned to each component by CMAP
Component Name The name of the component. (When a component doesn’t have an official name, such as a phase, this will often be either an address range or a description of the component’s land use.)
Development ID The unique numeric ID of the overarching development
Development Name The name of the overarching development
Address The street address or intersection of the component
Municipality The community in which the overarching development is located
Action Development action for the component. Possible values:
- New Construction
- Rehab
- Rehab - New Use
- Rehab & Expand
- Rehab & Expand - New Use
- Expansion
Land Use Detailed land use classification for the component. Possible values:
- Airport
- Auto
- Business Park
- Church
- Commercial
- Congregate Housing
- Distribution
- Energy Utility
- Entertainment
- Fleet Maintenance
- Golf
- Government
- Hospital
- Hotel
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Marina
- Mobile Homes
- Multi Family
- Nonhospital Medical
- Nursing Home
- Office
- Open Space
- Parcel Distribution
- Parking
- Public Library
- Public Storage
- Recreation
- Research
- Residential General
- Retail
- School
- Shopping Center
- Single Family Attached
- Single Family Detached
- Social Service
- Transit Station
- Warehouse
- Water Treatment
Major Land Use Generalized land use classification for the component. Possible values:
- Commercial
- Residential
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Medical
- Recreation
- Transportation
- Open Space
- Utilities
Square Footage Square footage of the component
Units Used for residential and hotel land uses. Total housing units (or hotel rooms) in the component.
Rental Units? Will the housing units in a residential component be rentals?
Age-Targeted Units? Will the housing units in a residential component be age-targeted?
Construction Start Date on which component’s construction began, if known
Construction End Date on which component’s construction concluded, if known
Notes Miscellaneous notes from CMAP staff about the component in general
Known Status The most recent known status of the development. Possible values:
- Proposed: formal proposal presented to municipal board
- Committed: village board/elected authority (not plan commission) has approved
- Under Construction: ground has been broken on component
- Open: primarily for residential components, when a number of houses have been completed but not all
- Completed: construction completed and open to public
- Suspended: development activity has stalled but has not yet been abandoned
Status Date Date on which Known Status was updated
Completed Units Number of housing units in a residential component that had been built as of Status Date
Status Notes Miscellaneous notes from CMAP staff pertaining in particular to the most recent Known Status
Corrections? A user-editable field for submitting corrections to CMAP when inaccurate information about a component is discovered