DATA LINKED FROM PIERCE COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTALSee the metadata and original layer hereAbstract: This spatial data displays the locations of applications and permits that were reviewed and processed by Pierce County. It includes Building Permits, Development Engineering Permits, Environmental Permits, Fire Prevention Permits, Land Use Permits, and Sewer Permits. This data is extracted from the Planning and Public Works PALS Plus application. The permit points are placed using the XY coordinates from PALS Plus. Permits that have do not have XY coordinates in the PALS Plus application will not be in this spatial data. An example of this would be the parcel number associated with the application was not valid or did not exist in the Assessors-Treasurer’s system. Please read metadata (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/pdbplan_permits.html) for additional information. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf). Terms of Use/Custom License: Please see provided hyperlinks for metadata and Terms of Use.Purpose: This spatial data displays permit locations in unincorporated Pierce County. Read full metadata for more information.

This feature class shows ponds, lakes, reservoirs in Pierce County. This feature classes was built using the 2011 LiDAR provided by the Puget Sound LiDAR Consortium. Most features were drawn following an individual 2-foot contour. Please read metadata (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/pdbswm_hydro_waterbodies.html) for additional information. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use. (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf)

Polygons of formal plats, short plats, and condominiums in Pierce County. This data is a subset of the Simultaneous Conveyance data. Please read metadata (https://matterhorn.piercecountywa.gov/GISmetadata/pdbparc_simultaneousconveyance.html) for additional information. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use. (https://matterhorn.piercecountywa.gov/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf)

DATA LINKED FROM PIERCE COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTALSee the metadata and original layer hereAbstract:This polygon data contains the tax parcels in Pierce County. The "Tax Parcel" data includes condominium parcel information. This data does not include mobile home data. Mobile home information is located in the "Mobile Home - points" and "Mobile Home Parks" data sets. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use. If you have questions or need supplemental information, please call the Assessor-Treasurer Operations Team at 253-798-3134. Use Code Descriptions: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/604Purpose:The purpose of the tax parcel database is to record property ownership and associated tax-related information. This data was derived from the ATR Parcel geodatabase, and used county wide for a wide variety of applications, and is also a reference for many of the County's data sets.

Point locations of all firestations within Pierce County, including within city boundaries. The data was collected from fire district websites and mapped using addresses on 2008 aerial imagery. Please see metadata for additional information (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/pdbis_fire_stations.html). Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf).

This polygon data contains the tax parcels in Pierce County. The "Tax Parcel" data includes condominium parcel information. This data does not include mobile home data. Mobile home information is located in the "Mobile Home - points" and "Mobile Home Parks" data sets. If you have questions or need supplemental information, please call the Assessor-Treasurer Operations Team at 253-798-3134. Please read the Disclaimer to and Warranty by Users of Pierce County GIS Data located in the online linkage section located at end of the Metadata Reference Information.Use Code Descriptions: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/604

Sanborn was required to perform quality assurance checks on the Pierce County LiDAR dataset collected late December, 2010 through early February, 2011 by Watershed Sciences, Inc. A Leica ALS50 II was used for collection and flown 900-1300 meters above ground level using pulse rates of 83-105.9 kHz. This collection was designed to achieve a pulse density ≥8 points per meter over terrestrial surfaces in western Washington.https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/78139/Pierce-County-Lidar-Report-Final

The FEMA Defined Floodway is an area that is to be reserved for the free passage of flood waters without causing more than a one foot surcharge or increase in flood levels during the one-percent-annual-chance-flood event. Please read metadata for additional information (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/pdbswm_regulated_fema_floodway.html). Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf).

Congressional District boundary polygons throughout Pierce County. Data was originally built on the 2010 census data and provided by the WA State Redistricting Committee. It was realigned to parcel boundaries and other Pierce County base data. Please read metadata for additional information. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use.Abstract:This theme shows the Washington State Congressional District boundaries in Pierce County through 2021. Theme was originally created by the Washington State Redistricting Commission, as determined by 2010 census data. Note: The Pierce County Auditors Office made minor corrections to these boundaries as provided for in RCW Chapter 29A.76B. The tabular data can change due to changes in elected officials, elected officials information, or tabular data corrections.Purpose:This layer is used by the Auditors office to determine state congressional districts for voters in Pierce County. It is also used in the redistricting application to determine boundary lines.DATA LINKED FROM PIERCE COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTALSee the metadata and original layer here

DATA LINKED FROM PIERCE COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTAL - filtered by Puyallup GIS.See the metadata and original layer hereAbstract:This theme shows the centroid of the school grounds in Pierce County. Public schools were verified using the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction school district website: https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/about-school-districts/websites-and-contact-info/ , which has a link to the district website. This data does not contain preschools which are available in Child Care Centers. Internet based schools that don't have a physical location are not included in this data.Colleges, Universities,Technical and private schools were verified using the schools website.Purpose:The school theme was created by the Pierce County GIS Department to identify the locations of Primary, Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, Alternative, Junior and Senior High Schools in Pierce County. These included both Public and Private Schools. This dataset also includes; Universities, Colleges, and Technical Colleges. This theme is intended to be used for various purposes, including: Public Safety, Emergency Response and Planning. All data was compiled from the corresponding school website.

Virtual Drainlines are used to maintain network connectivity when conveyance features are absent. For example, if a stormwater pond has both inlet and outlet conveyance pipes, a virtual drainline is used to connect the inlet and outlet pipes through the pond. Virtual drainlines do not represent "real-world" features, but are used to show the flow direction and path of stormwater and maintain network connectivity in a GIS.

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A conveyance is the transferring of legal title of property from person(s) or entity to another. A "Simultaneous Conveyance" is the transfer of multiple properties using a single survey document. Examples of this are plats, short plats, condominiums, etc. This data is part of a set of data called "Land Division - All". The "Simultaneous Conveyance" data contains the current aggregated highest-level formal land divisions (plats, short plats, large lots, etc). Meaning that the most recent "Simultaneous Conveyance" type is what is represented in this data. In other words, there are no overlapping "Simultaneous Conveyances" in this data, a newer "Simultaneous Conveyance" erases what was present before at that location. There are two data sets related to the "Simultaneous Conveyance" data: "SimCon First Division" and "SimCon Second Division". "SimCon First Division" contains the next level down of polygons within the "Simultaneous Conveyance". For example a plat that contained blocks and lots would only have its blocks in this data. A plat that contained lots and no blocks would have its lots in this data. "SimCon Second Division" contains the next level down of polygons within the "SimCon First Division" data. For example a plat that contained blocks and lots would have its lots in this data. Please read metadata (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/SimultaneousConveyance.html) for additional information. Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use. (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUse.pdf). Please see provided hyperlinks for metadata and Terms of Use.

Sanborn was required to perform quality assurance checks on the Pierce County LiDAR dataset collected late December, 2010 through early February, 2011 by Watershed Sciences, Inc. A Leica ALS50 II was used for collection and flown 900-1300 meters above ground level using pulse rates of 83-105.9 kHz. This collection was designed to achieve a pulse density ≥8 points per meter over terrestrial surfaces in western Washington.https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/78139/Pierce-County-Lidar-Report-Final

DATA LINKED FROM PIERCE COUNTY OPEN DATA PORTALSee the metadata and original layer hereAs part of a Channel Migration Zone Study, GeoEngineers, Inc. was contracted by Pierce County, Public Works Surface Water Management formerly “Water Programs” Division to create a series of shapefiles including the SPC_Migration_Potential_Areas.shp. Pierce_Migration_Potential_Areas.shp combines the include severe, moderate or low migration potential areas. GeoEngineers, Inc. completed migration potential studies of the White, Puyallup and Carbon Rivers (completed 2003 adopted 2005), South Prairie Creek (completed 2005 adopted 2017) and Upper Nisqually River (completed 2007 adopted 2017). These were accepted by SWM and Adopted by County Council.The MPA delineation involved identifying severe, moderate and low migration potential areas within the delineated CMZ. The MPA delineation approach is similar to that employed in our CMZ analysis; that future rates and character of migration will be similar to those of the past for similar water discharges, sediment influx, and debris entrainment conditions. This analysis was also based on the absence of levees, revetments and other confining structures. The width of each MPA was measured, based on delineation criteria developed specifically for this project, and then adjusted to accommodate geomorphic conditions not accounted for in the maximum migration rates. Criteria developed for mapping severe, moderate and low MPA are provided in the following paragraphs: Severe MPA includes the area lying inside the HCOT, and an area immediately outside the HCOT boundary equivalent to a distance the channel could travel in a specified period. The extent of the Severe Migration Potential Area outside the HCOT boundary is determined by two criteria. The first criterion is the distance the outside channel edge could travel in 10 years of steady lateral migration away from the HCOT boundary (Maximum lateral migration rates multiplied by a ten- year period). The second is defined by the distance the outside channel edge could travel in storm single event (i.e. maximum overnight rate) from the current channel position (2002). The landward most boundary of the two criteria defines the Severe Migration Potential Area.Moderate MPA includes areas adjacent to the outside edge of the severe migration potential area. The width of the moderate migration potential area is determined by the distance the outside channel edge could travel in five years (for South Prairie Creek 10 years) of steady lateral migration beyond the outside edge of the severe migration potential area. The CMZ boundary will serve as the outside edge of the moderate migration potential boundary at sites where the distance between the severe migration potential boundary and the CMZ boundary represents less the five years (for South Prairie Creek 10 years)of steady lateral migration. Moderate migration potential areas are not included at sites where the outside edge of the severe migration potential area is determined by the location of the CMZ boundary. The rate of migration used in the calculation is the maximum average rate of migration for each geomorphic reach (measured as described above). In some places the width of the Moderate Migration Potential Area may be modified based on geologic interpretation, professional judgment. Low MPA includes areas adjacent to the outside edge of the moderate migration potential area. The extent of the Low Migration Potential Area beyond the moderate migration potential boundary will be determined by CMZ boundary, as determined by our CMZ evaluation. Low migration potential areas will not be included at sites where the outside edge of either a severe or moderate migration potential area is determined by the location of the CMZ boundary. The most common adjustments typically involved widening the moderate MPA to include ancient abandoned channel deemed capable of arresting main stem flow in an avulsion event. Other common Moderate MPA adjustments involved increasing or decreasing the base width to accommodate the following conditions; The presence of native erosion resistant bank materials, such as the Osceola Mudflow or local downstream or oblique direction of meander bend migration.

Please read metadata for additional information (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/GISmetadata/pdbswm_regulated_cmz_floodway_all.html). Any data download constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Use (https://matterhorn.co.pierce.wa.us/Disclaimer/PierceCountyGISDataTermsofUs (pdf).