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Layer information

Layer Name	forpddst
Subject Category	Natural resources
Title	Forest Production Districts
Feature Count	12
Feature Type	Polygon
Published Date	Annually
Spatial reference	NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Washington North FIPS 4601 Feet
Open Data Availability	Yes
Place Keywords	Washington State, King County, WA, Pacific NW
Theme Keywords	Natres, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Mgmt
Supplemental Information	None

Attribute information

Shape From ESRI	Description Feature Geometry Domain Coordinates defining the features
FPD From DDES	Description used to be field for donut hole areas Domain FPD - FPD area
EDITDATE No Source Noted	Description Not Found Domain Not Found
USERID No Source Noted	Description Not Found Domain Not Found
OBJECTID From ESRI	Description Internal feature number. Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape.STArea() From SQL Server	Description Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry. Domain Double
Shape.STLength() From SQL Server	Description Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. Domain Double

Purpose

An official landuse category of King County Comprehensive plan.

All official landuse categories must be mapped.

This is used in DDES' custom application Parcel Information Report - checks to see if a selected parcel falls within this layer's area and returns a Y or N.

Abstract

The Comprehensive Plan designates Forest Production Districts where the primary use should be commercial forestry.

Lands within the Forest Production District shall remain in large parcels and in ownership conducive to forestry.

This is related to complu and uses parcel boundaries..

Contact information

Maintained by	King County GIS Center
Primary	giscenter@kingcounty.gov 900 Oakesdale Ave SW Renton, WA 98055-1219

Constraints

Access	None
Use	King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.

Change history

12/6/2022	Aligned FPD in North East King County with current parcels in preparation for Snoqualmie Valley/North East King County subarea planning effort.
1/11/2021	Source: FORPDDST_LINE Posting Layer: FORPDDST_LINE Aligned to parcels in vicinity of Covington
4/26/2017	Implement changes from 2016 KC Comp Plan Amendment. Make minor adjustments for redrawn parcels.
Update 4	Convert from shapefile G:\AV_DEV\SHAPFILS\natres\poly\fpd98.shp to feature class FORPDDST_AREA. Delete FPD= NULL to get rid of donut holes. Delete extraneous fields. Migrate to downtown with stewardtool.