In January of 2018, Charlottesville Parks & Recreation initiated a project with the goal of creating an inventory of all the trees that exist on public property within the City of Charlottesville. The foundation of the inventory is a GPS field survey conducted in 2008 of all the existing trees at that time. This 2008 survey recorded the coordinates and several other attributes of Individual trees located in parks, schools, and right-of-ways.

This dataset represents all real property parcels within the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that are owned by the City of Charlottesville or the City School Board. It includes detailed polygon geometry of parcel boundaries and joins authoritative ownership data from the parcel points layer to identify parcels currently held by the City.The data is filtered using a dynamic view that identifies ownership using common naming conventions found in city records. This includes ownership by the City of Charlottesville, City School Board, and other variations used in tax assessment and land records.Fields Included:OBJECTID: Internal database identifierGPIN: Geographic Parcel Identification NumberOWNER: Current owner name (e.g., "City of Charlottesville")SHAPE: Polygon geometry representing parcel boundariesSource & Processing Notes:Based on authoritative data from the City’s GIS parcel datasets (parcel_area and parcel_point)Ownership identified via dynamic SQL view matching typical City and School Board naming conventionsSpatial joins ensure parcel geometry is directly linked to ownership point recordsUpdated regularly to reflect current ownership from tax and assessor records

This layer represents the Right-of-Way for the Railroad area within the City of Charlottesville.

The Charlottesville City Council adopted a revised critical slopes ordinance on January 17, 2012. The updated ordinance defines critical slopes as any slope that has a grade of 25% or higher, is within 200 feet of a waterway, has a horizontal run of 20 feet or more, and has an area of 6,000 square feet or more. It grants the council the ability to waive the critical slopes ordinance's prohibition on development if the benefits to the public of disturbing the slope outweigh the benefits of an undisturbed slope or if the ordinance would unreasonably restrict the use of a property. The council may also impose conditions on the granting of a waiver.

Stewardship of natural resources in an urban environment can lead to clean air and water, diverse forests and plant communities, healthy habitats, access to outdoor recreation and natural beauty, and management of the historic landscape in which Charlottesville has developed. For more information, visit the links below: City Parks

Address Data (with Units)This data has been created and maintained in coordination from various departments, including Neighborhood Development Services (NDS), the Assessors office, Emergency Communications Center (ECC), and Public Works. Each address point has attribute information including addresses, unique tax parcel ID (PIN) and and building ID (BIN) which is useful for many different city departments (systems and tools). Aside from housing and business addresses the following have also been included in this layer: Empty lots for potential addresses; park and open space addresses. Updated nightly.

This data set includes information pertaining to the transfer (sales) history for parcels. The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" data set for mapping purposes (current parcels only).This dataset is updated on a daily basis and reflects the Real Estate system as of the previous business day.

The assessment values are done yearly and reassessment notices go out at the end of January.

The new assessment values will be reflected on the GIS viewer after reassessment notices are mailed.

This Vehicle Parking Area layer is continually updated on a daily basis by City staff. Location data for Vehicle Parking Area are received/maintained by NDS staff (from various sources, such as updated orthos, GPS, plats, etc.) and incorporated into this layer.

This layer represents the most recent parcels as recorded through deeds for the City. Since some parcels have multiple owners (e.g. Condos), this data set includes a point feature representing each. Real property zoning and addresses are assigned by Neighborhood Development Services (NDS) and provided to City Assessor staff for entry into the Real Estate system (CAMA). The information contained in this file is NOT to be construed or used as a "legal description" of any parcel. Any perceived errors or omissions should be reported to the City Assessor's Office for correction.

This file contains the most current assessments information for parcels in the City. The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" dataset for mapping purposes (current parcels only).This dataset is updated on a daily basis and reflects the Real Estate Assessment system as of the previous business day.

The assessment values are done yearly and reassessment notices go out at the end of January.

The new assessment values will be reflected on the GIS viewer after reassessment notices are mailed.

*This data is updated nightly from the Police Reporting Server housed at the ECC every day at 11:59PM.Arrest data contains information on people taken into custody by City of Charlottesville police officers. More serious crimes such as felony offenses are more likely to result in an arrest. However, arrests can occur as a result of other offenses, such as parole violations or a failure to appear for trial.This dataset only contains information reported by City of Charlottesville Police. It does not contain information about incidents that solely involve other police departments operating within the city (for example, University of Virginia police or Albemarle County police).

Geospatial data about Albemarle County, Virginia Buildings. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

This Pedestrian Sidewalk Bridge Area layer is continually updated on a daily basis by City staff. Location data for Pedestrian Sidewalk Bridge Area are received/maintained by NDS staff (from various sources, such as updated orthos, GPS, plats, etc.) and incorporated into this layer.

This file includes data pertaining to Commercial Properties. The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" data set for mapping purposes (current parcels only). This data set is updated on a daily basis and reflects the Real Estate system as of the previous business day.

Note: Active and Retired parcels are included in this dataset so joining this dataset to the datasets: ‘Real Estate (Base Active)’ or ‘Parcel Area Details’ will not result in all parcels matching since ‘Real Estate (Base Active)’ and ‘Parcel Area Details’ only contain currently active parcels.Please refer to this Data Guide for details on how to access and join Real Estate data

Real Estate Information - Parcel Level Data. Only active parcels are included in this data set. The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" data set for mapping purposes.Please refer to this Data Guide for details on how to access and join Real Estate data

Active and Retired parcels are included in this data set. Relationships: The "ParcelNumber" field can be joined to the "ParcelNumber" field in the "Parcel Area Details" data set for mapping purposes.Please refer to this Data Guide for details on how to access and join Real Estate data

This file represents the digital railroad centerline segment layer. Location data for railroad centerlines are received by NDS staff (from various sources, such as updated orthos, GPS, plats, etc.) and incorporated into this layer. The information contained in this file is NOT to be construed or used as a "legal description." Any errors or omissions should be reported to NDS for correction.

This map shows the generalized boundaries of the assessment neighborhoods. If you have any questions about the assessment neighborhoods, please call the City Assessor’s Office at 434-970-3136.More information can be found here

This driveways layer is continually updated on a daily basis by City staff. Location data for driveways are received/maintained by NDS staff (from various sources, such as updated orthos, GPS, plats, etc.) and incorporated into this layer.

The dataset contains locations and attributes of Neighborhood Planning Areas provided by Neighborhood Development Services (NDS). These do not reflect precise neighborhood locations and do not necessarily include all commonly-used neighborhood designations. There is no formal set of standards that describes which neighborhoods are included in this dataset. Note that the City does not have official neighborhood boundaries.