Overview

The Mass Appraisal Validation Table for Land Use Codes is used for setting up categories based on how the land is used. These can be applied by Property Type and can be defined as Agricultural. Examples include Leased Land, Undeveloped, Wetland, and Vineyard. There is no rate or value included in the setup for these codes. Both a land rate schedule, which determines the value, and a land use code are applied to each land record.

Accessing the Land Use Validation Table

To access the MA Land Use Validation Table:

1. Launch GNA.
2. Select Application Configurations > Mass Appraisal > Table Maintenance > Single Entry Tables.
3. Select land-landuse from the drop-down list.

The Land Adjustments validation tables can be associated with the land use validation codes. In this case, only the adjustments that apply to the Land Use that is selected on the Land Information General form are displayed in the Adjustments tab.

The following are added to the database for the Mass Appraisal validation table for Land Use:

• An entry in MA_TABLES, listing the year and landuse
• A table named VT_USR_LANDUSE
• An entry for each validation code in the table MA_PARM_LANDUSE
• An entry in VT_USER_MA_TABLE, listing the year, the long and short description and the column name.

Land Use Validation Table Icons

The New and Delete icons are disabled for the Mass Appraisal Land Use Validation Table. This is a unique table. You cannot create a new table or delete the existing table.
Save
Click Save to save modifications to the short and long descriptions and the lookup group type.
Codes
Click the Codes icon to view or modify the validation codes.
Exit
Click Exit to close the form.

Mass Appraisal Land Use Codes Validation Table Parameters

Year
The year for the Land Use Validation Table is displayed on the tab at the top of the form.

You can view the land rate schedule validation table for multiple years at the same time. To do this, select the Year menu and enter the year that you want to access in the Current Year field. Then, open a new version of the form.

Code
The Land Use Validation Table is saved as land – land Use Codes.
Short Description
Enter a short description.
Long Description
Enter a long description. This is used for lookups and is displayed on forms and reports.
Table Type
For the Land Use Codes, this field display landuse – Land Use Codes.
Table Category
This field displays the table category. The category for the Land validation tables is land – Land.

Land Use Validation Codes

The Mass Appraisal Validation Codes for Land Use are used for defining the details for each land use category.

Mass Appraisal Land Use Codes Validation Codes IconsNew
Click New to clear the form and create a new record.
Saving a Code
Click Save to save a new record or modifications to an existing one.
Deleting a Code
Click Delete to remove the current record.
Exit
Click Exit to close the form.

Mass Appraisal Land Use Codes Validation Codes Parameters

Year
The year is displayed for the MA Land Use Validation Table at the top of the form. In order to view codes in a different year, you need to open the table in a different year.
Code
Enter a unique combination of alphanumeric characters to identify the Land Use validation code. The codes are listed in ascending order in the Land Use drop-down list on the Land Appraisal Information form.
Short Description
Enter a short description.
Long Description
Enter a long description. This is used for look-ups and is displayed on forms and reports.
Property Type
Select a Property Type from the drop-down list if you are defining the code for a specific property type (Table: VT_USR_ PROPTYPE).
Agricultural
Select this option, if the code is applicable to agricultural land.