Residential Land

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024012",
  "term": "Residential Land",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Where the structures house dwelling units. Residential land uses range from high density, represented by the multiple-unit structures of urban cores, to low density, where houses are on lots of more than an acre,, on the periphery of urban expansion. Linear residential developments along transportation routes extending outward from urban areas should be included as residential appendages to urban centers, but care must be taken to distinguish them from commercial strips in the same locality.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from DOI Bureau of Reclamation A Land Use And Land Cover Classification System For Use With Remote Sensor Data Geological Survey Professional Paper 964 at http://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/reports/SMappend_C.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/residential-land/"
}