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Buildings is a polygon shapefile which contains the City of Bellingham's structures. Attributes include square footage, values, names where appropriate. Building polygons are updated as new aerial photos become available or new datasets become available. Additional notes: Floor counts are derived from multiple sources: Residential Primary buildings: assessor "COB_BLD_TYPE" database; Residential Secondary buildings (sheds, etc.): Oblique Air Photos; Commercial & Industrial Buildings: Permit records where available, otherwise from Oblique Air Photos. Footprints are a compilation of the best available data.
The purpose of the buildings data is to show the location of structures within the City of Bellingham mapping area for primarily cartographic purposes. The data can be used for three dimensional (3D) modeling by expanding the height of the building based on the number of stories.
Attributes pertaining to square footage, year built, and other assessor data are joined at the time of creating the polygon, but not maintained after that. Check the assessor's record for most up to date info.
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None. Data are considered current to the date of the original source material. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.
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Tests for integrity have not been performed. As new aerial photos are available, visual checking is performed to make sure all buildings have been outlined.
Features represented have not been tested for completeness
Horizontal positional accuracy may vary greatly throughout these data. Consult attribute descriptions to locate a horizontal accuracy code if present.
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2019 Pictometry footprints integrated with layer. Selected areas with better quality left as-is. Attributes from WC Assessor's Bld Details files updated using 2020 data and allocated per parcel based on proportional bld footprint (polygon) areas.
Attribute information includes type of building, year of airphoto digitization and assessor building information where available.
COB
http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx
The City of Bellingham has developed these data and maps for its own use and no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions, or intended use. The City of Bellingham shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is entirely assumed by the user.
http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx