An Assessor Office is responsible for appraising the taxable property in an area in order to calculate property taxes in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. As part of this job, Nantucket County Assessors maintain detailed county and local maps, including Geographic Information Science (GIS) data. These Nantucket County GIS maps typically include property divisions, plots, buildings, property appraisal values, and property taxes. They may also include public property, parks, roads, place names, bodies of water, and other local geographical information, as well as flood zones, county zone lines, and school boundaries. These maps can be useful for a number of reasons, including buying and selling property. Assessors may provide online access to their Nantucket County GIS data on their websites.
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A Clerk Office maintains public records for a county or local government, including GIS data in the form of maps. These GIS maps provide detailed information such as property boundaries, roads, public property, parks, and in some cases, population and demographic information. GIS data can also show Nantucket County property value assessments, property taxes, flood zones, zoning boundaries, and earthquake zones, as well as place names, bodies of water, and other geographic information. Clerks may also have historic GIS maps from the USGS or other organizations. Nantucket County GIS data is often accessible through the Clerk Office website.
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A Building Department creates and enforces building codes and zoning regulations in order to ensure the construction of safe buildings in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. As part of that job, Building Departments maintain GIS data that can include Nantucket County GIS maps on the topography, elevation, soil composition, and flood zones for the local area. This information can be important for adhering to building codes and meeting zoning rules. These GIS maps may also show Nantucket County parcels, lots, subdivisions, and tracts of land, as well as sewers, public utilities, and other building hazards. GIS data may be available on the Building Department website.
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