Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.
Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.
Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.
Description: NFOS1 provides additional credit for parcels that are already eligible for OSP credit AND the area is preserved in or restored to its natural state. Parcels credited for NFOS1 that are also designated as critical habitat for threatened or endangered species or species of concern are eligible for 50 additional points
for the NFOS3 activity. Restoration and conservation projects on OSP eligible land were also credited for NFOS1. To determine areas that qualify for NFOS3, Natural Heritage data were used to determine NFOS1 eligible areas that also overlapped known occurances of specides designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.
Description: NFOS1 provides additional credit for parcels that are already eligible for OSP credit AND the area is preserved in or restored to its natural state. Parcels credited for NFOS1 that are also designated as critical habitat for threatened or endangered species or species of concern are eligible for 50 additional points
for the NFOS3 activity. Restoration and conservation projects on OSP eligible land were also credited for NFOS1. To determine areas that qualify for NFOS3, Natural Heritage data were used to determine NFOS1 eligible areas that also overlapped known occurances of specides designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.
Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.
Description: NFOS1 provides additional credit for parcels that are already eligible for OSP credit AND the area is preserved in or restored to its natural state. Parcels credited for NFOS1 that are also designated as critical habitat for threatened or endangered species or species of concern are eligible for 50 additional points
for the NFOS3 activity. Restoration and conservation projects on OSP eligible land were also credited for NFOS1. To determine areas that qualify for NFOS3, Natural Heritage data were used to determine NFOS1 eligible areas that also overlapped known occurances of specides designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.
Description: NFOS1 provides additional credit for parcels that are already eligible for OSP credit AND the area is preserved in or restored to its natural state. Parcels credited for NFOS1 that are also designated as critical habitat for threatened or endangered species or species of concern are eligible for 50 additional points
for the NFOS3 activity. Restoration and conservation projects on OSP eligible land were also credited for NFOS1. To determine areas that qualify for NFOS3, Natural Heritage data were used to determine NFOS1 eligible areas that also overlapped known occurances of specides designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.
Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.
Description: NFOS1 provides additional credit for parcels that are already eligible for OSP credit AND the area is preserved in or restored to its natural state. Parcels credited for NFOS1 that are also designated as critical habitat for threatened or endangered species or species of concern are eligible for 50 additional points
for the NFOS3 activity. Restoration and conservation projects on OSP eligible land were also credited for NFOS1. To determine areas that qualify for NFOS3, Natural Heritage data were used to determine NFOS1 eligible areas that also overlapped known occurances of specides designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.
Description: Parcels that are eligible for OSP credit based on their current land use. Criteria used included: Currently Zoned for Open Space, Conservation tax credit properties, restoration/mitigation projects, Conservation easement or land trusts, Parks and Golf Courses, School Athletic Yards, Cemeteries, and Community Owned Vacant Land. All existing impervious surfaces within those are removed from the eligible OSP area. <br><br>
NOTE: Parcels on vacant land are ONLY eligible if they are undeveloped, are not used as storage, and will be left as open space for at least 5 years. Local expertise is recommended to varify if the vacant land parcels identified by this app meet these qualifications prior to applying for OSP points.