Maryland Assessment Procedure Manual

Category:Assessment Records
Category No.:045
Subject:Classes of Property
Subject No.:020
Topic:Commercial/Industrial and Utilities/Railroad Description Codes
Topic No.:30
Date Issued:4/13/1994
Revision Date:2/27/2020

The following codes have been established to identify the specific uses of improved commercial/industrial properties, to identify properties owned by public utilities and railroads (both vacant and improved), and to indicate the operating or non-operating status of utility properties. These codes will be used to generate reports for the statewide commercial sales file and to aid in the reporting of utility/railroad operating property assessed values.


Miscellaneous Uses:

00000

UNIMPROVED LAND

00010

RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE/IMPROVEMENT ON COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONED LAND

00020

RESIDENCE ON COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONED LAND THAT RECEIVES REZONED REAL PROPERTY VALUATION. (SEE PROCEDURE 019-120-010) 
NOTE: PROPERTIES CODED 00010 AND 00020 SHOULD HAVE AN "R" USE CODE IF USED AS A RESIDENCE. ZONING FOR THESE PROPERTIES MUST ALSO BE PROPERLY ENTERED IN THE DATABASE SYSTEM.

00030

AGRICULTURAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

00050

COMMON USE FACILITIES RECEIVING NO ASSESSMENT OR "ZERO VALUE".

00060

PROPERTIES WHICH CANNOT BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED OR PLOTTED ON A MAP AND ARE “0” VALUED.

00070

PROPERTY OWNED BY A COOPERATIVE CORPORATION.

Commercial & Industrial Uses

01000

APARTMENTS

01400

APARTMENTS, SENIOR UNITS

01500

APARTMENTS, GARDEN

01515

​RURAL DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY SUBSDIZED PROPERTY​

01550

APARTMENTS, HI RISE

01600

APARTMENTS, TOWNHOUSE

01650

APARTMENTS, MIXED

01700

APARTMENTS, STUDENT HOUSING

01800

APARTMENTS-SUBSIDIZED

01842

SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SECTION 42, W/LIHTC

03500

MOBILE HOME PARK

04000

HOTEL

04200

HOTEL EXTENDED STAY

05000

MOTEL (Usually less than 4 stories)

05200

BED AND BREAKFAST

05600

MOTEL/OLD STYLE 

11000

AUTO DEALERSHIP

11400

JUNKYARD

11600

USED CAR LOT

11700

RECREATIONAL OR TRAILER

11800

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DEALERSHIP

11900

MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP  

12000

PARKING

12010

SEPARATELY DEEDED CONDOMINIUM PARKING SPACES

12500

PARKING, GARAGE

12600

PARKING, LOT 

13000

SERVICE STATION (Typically 2 or 3 bays with no more than 6 stalls )

13200

TRUCK STOP  

13600

SERVICE STATION, WITH CONVENIENCE STORE (Typically w/o service bays)

13700

SERVICE STATION HI VOLUME (Predominantly gas sales)

13800

SERVICE STATION MODERN (Typically more than 3 bays and 6 islands)

15000

CAR WASH

17000

AUTO SERVICE (General)

17020

STORAGE GARAGE

17100

TIRE SALES AND SERVICE

17200

PARTS AND SERVICE WITH AUTO DEALERSHIP

23000

RESTAURANT

23500

FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT

23600

RESTAURANT, CONVERTED DWELLING  

25000

RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD

27000

BAR/TAVERN

27100

BAR/TAVERN/CONVERTED DWELLING  

28000

​WINERY

28100​

​DISTILLERY

​28200

​​BREWERY

29000

BANQUET/CATERING FACILITIES  

30000

STORE-RETAIL

30010

STORE-RETAIL CONDO

30500

NURSERY/RETAIL GARDEN CENTER

30600

RETAIL/APT UP

30650

RETAIL/OFFICE UP

30700

LUMBER YARD

30800

RETAIL-CONVERTED DWELLING  

31000

SHOPPING CENTER

32000

STORE-DISCOUNT  

33000

STORE-DEPARTMENT  

34000

STORE-LIQUOR  

35000

CONVENIENCE MARKET

36000

STORE-FOOD  

37000

LAUNDROMAT  

39000

BARBER SHOP/HAIR SALON  

40000

OFFICE BUILDING

40600

OFFICE WITH APT UP

40710

OFFICE CONDO

40800

OFFICE - CONVERTED DWELLING  

41000

OFFICE BUILDING, MEDICAL

41710

OFFICE-MED CONDO

41800

OFFICE-MED, CONVERTED DWELLING  

42000

OFFICE-VETERINARY  

43000

HOSPITAL  

44000

NURSING HOME

44050

NURSING HOME-CONVERTED BUILDING

44100

LIFE CARE FACILITY

44200

ASSISTED LIVING (AMBULATORY)

44300

RETIREMENT CENTER  

48000

BANK BUILDING

48500

BANK BRANCH  

49000

POST OFFICE  

50000

WAREHOUSE

50710

WAREHOUSE CONDO

50720

MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT SHEDS 

50800

COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE

51000

WAREHOUSE-DISTRIBUTION

52000

WAREHOUSE (LOFT, R&D, FLEX)

53000

MINI STORAGE  

53100

MINI STORAGE WAREHOUSE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED

54000

TRUCK TERMINAL  

55000

MANUFACTURING

55420

CANNABIS LICENSED GROWER

55430

CANNABIS LICENSED PROCESSOR

56000

TANK FARM  

57000

CEMENT PLANT

57500

CEMENT SILOS  

58000

ELECTRIC GENERATOR PLANTS / NON-UTILITY

58100

ELECTRIC GENERATOR SOLAR FARM / NON-UTILITY

60000

RECREATION PROPERTY

60010

AMUSEMENT PARKS

60020

CAMP GROUNDS

60030

FAIR GROUNDS  

60040

​CASINO

60300

GOLF COURSE SUBJECT TO USE AGREEMENT

60400

COUNTRY CLUB SUBJECT TO USE AGREEMENT

60500

GOLF COURSE

60550

COUNTRY CLUB W/ GOLF COURSE

60600

SWIMMING POOL

60700

HEALTH CLUB

60750

MINIATURE GOLF/DRIVING RANGE/BATTING CAGE

60800

HANDBALL/RACQUETBALL

60850

TENNIS COURT

60900

BOWLING ALLEY

60950

ROLLER/ICE SKATING RINK  

61000

CLUB-SOCIAL

62000

TRACK

63000

THEATER, MOVIE  

65100

BOAT STORAGE YARD

65500

MARINA

65710

MARINA CONDO  

70000

DAY CARE CENTER

70050

DAY CARE-CONVERTED DWELLING 

71000

FUNERAL HOME

71050

FUNERAL HOME-CONVERTED DWELLING  

72000

CEMETERY  

73000

AIRPORT

73500

HANGAR, PLANE  

80000

CHURCH

80010

SCHOOL

80020

JAIL/CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

80030

FIRE STATION

80040

FRATERNITY

80050

LIBRARY

80060

POLICE STATION

80070

BUS STATION

80080

MASS TRANSIT STATION

80090

ARMORIES

80110

MUSEUMS

80120

YARD ITEMS

80130

CELL TOWER SITE

The following four codes may be used to generically identify improved, government owned properties where the use has not been previously described by another code.

80200

MUNICIPAL PROPERTY

80300

COUNTY PROPERTY

80400

STATE PROPERTY

80500

FEDERAL PROPERTY


Utilities and Railroads


OPERATING PROPERTY

NON-OPERATING PROPERTY

Utility - Electric

08100

10100

A & N Electric

08101

10101

Baltimore Gas & Electric

08102

10102

Choptank Electric

08103

10103

Peco Electricity

08104

10104

Delmarva Power & Light

08105

10105

Penn Electric Company

08106

10106

Potomac Edison

08107

10107

Potomac Electric

08108

10108

Somerset Electric

08109

10109

Southern MD Electric

08110

10110

Susquehanna Power

Utility - Gas

08200

10200

Chesapeake Utilities

08202

10202

Columbia Gas MD

08203

10203

Sandpiper Energy

08205

10205

Pivotal Utility Holdings

08206

10206

UGI Central Penn Gas (Emmitsburg)

08207

10207

Washington Gas Light

Utility - Pipeline

08300

10300

Dominion Transmission

08301

10301

Colonial Pipeline

08302

10302

Columbia Gas Trans.

08303

10303

Cove Point LNG

08304

10304

Eastern Shore Nat. Gas

08305

10305

Texas Eastern

08306

10306

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Utility - Railroad Operating

08400

10400

Light Rail (Old Balto-Annap)

08401

10401

Canton Rail

08404

10404

CSX Transportation

08405

10405

Cassatt Management d/b/a Bay Coast RR

08406

10406

MD Midland Railroad

08407

10407

MD & Del Railroad

08408

10408

Norfolk & Southern

08409

10409

Tradepoint Rail, LLC

08411

10411

Winchester & Western

08412

10412

National Railroad Passenger Corp.

08413

10413

Eighteen Thirty Group/George Creek Railroad

Utility - Telephone

08500

10500

Armstrong Telephone

08501

10501

AT&T Comm. of MD

08502

10502

Verizon (Formerly Bell Atlantic - Maryland)

08503

10503

MCI

08504

10504

U S Sprint

08505

10505

Cable & Wireless

08508

10508

Frontier Communications

08510

10510

MCI Metro Access

08511

10511

KMC Telecom III, Inc.

08512

10512

Level 3 Communications, LLC

08513

10513

Broad Wing Communications

Utility - Water

08600

10600

Amelano

08602

10602

Campus Hills Water

08603

10603

Artesian Watern Maryland (formerly Carpenters Pt. Water)

08604

10604

Artesian Water Maryland (formerly CECO Utilties)

08606

10606

Greenridge Utilities

08609

10609

MD America Water

08610

10610

Maryland Water Services

08611

10611

Pomonk Utilties

08613

10613

Provinces Water Company

08614

10614

Rawlings Hgts. Water

08616

10616

Rose Haven

08617

10617

Severn Water

08618

10618

T & C Utility

08619

10619

Utilco

08620

10620

Util. Inc. of MD

08622

10622

White Plains Water

08623

10623

Pinehill Water

08624

10624

Piney Orchard Waste Water

08625

10625

Western Shores Water

08626

10626

Pomonkey Water

08627

10627

Red Hill Estates

08628

10628

Calvert Beach Water Company

08631

10631

M.H. Utilities

08632

10632

Steeplechase Water Works

 

 

Utility - Steam

08700

10700

Veolia Energy Baltimore Heating


Coding Instructions

Codes should be keyed into the BPRUC (Bureau of Public Roads Use Codes) Sites and Flag area of the data system. All five (5) digits must be entered for each code. Multiple use properties should be coded to reflect the primary use. Secondary uses should be described in the parcel notes.
Utility/Railroad
All properties owned by utility and railroad companies must be coded as either operating or non-operating property. This includes both vacant and improved properties. See Procedure 018/050/010 with regard to whether a property is operating or non-operating.​