Call me crazy but a few of the acronyms used by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser I just couldn’t figure out so I emailed them. And then I emailed them again and again. Finally, they sent me this list of the acronyms they use and the codes AND IT EVEN SHOWS THE ADJUSTMENTS USED FOR THINGS LIKE if a property has AC only then they knock off $5,000 from the value, heat only is $10,000 off and no heat or AC is $15,000 off. These are some of the ones you may be interested in…
EXTERIOR WALLS FOR RESIDENTIAL
MSY: MASONRY – Places like Botanica and Alton have masonry block all the way to the roof line.
WSF: WOOD OR STEEL FRAME
NONE: No Exterior Wall
MSY: CONC. SIP FORMING: Masonry Concrete Stay in Place Forming
MSY: PRECAST PNL/REIN. CONC: Masonry Precast Panel / Reinforced Concrete
WSF: CEMENT FIBER SIDING: Wood/Steel Frame Cement Fiber Siding
MSY: CEMENT FIBER SIDING: Masonry Cement Fiber Siding
WSF: WOOD SIDING: Wood/Steel Frame Wood Siding Common in places like Jupiter Farms
MSY: WOOD SIDING: Masonry Wood Siding
WSF: PREFAB PNL: Wood/Steel Frame Prefabricated Panel
WSF: ASPHALT SIDING: Wood/Steel Frame Asphalt Siding
WSF: STONE: Wood/Steel Frame Stone
MSY: STONE: Masonry Stone
WSF: VINYL/STL/ALUM: Wood/Steel Frame: Vinyl/Steel/Aluminum
MSY: VINYL/STL/ALUM: Masonry: Vinyl/Steel/Aluminum
WSF: PLYWD/STL/ALUM SHTH: Wood/Steel Frame: Plywood
ADOBE/HOLLOW CLAY BLK: Adobe/Hollow Clay Block
MSY: CONC. BLOCK: Masonry Concrete Block
WSF: STUCCO: Wood/Steel Frame Stucco which is common in the historic disctricts of West Palm Beach
MSY: CB STUCCO: Masonry Concrete Block Stucco
WSF: BRICK: Wood/Steel Frame Brick
MSY: BRICK: Masonry Brick
WSF: WOOD SHINGLE: Wood/Steel Frame Wood Shingle
WSF: COMP OR HARD BD: Wood/Steel Frame Composition or Hardboard
LOG: Log
WSF LOG VENEER: Wood/Steel Frame Log Veneer
MSY LOG VEENER: Masonry Log Veneer
GLASS: Glass
EXTERIOR WALLS FOR BARNS AND HANGARS
OPEN POSTS OR COLUMNS: Open Posts Or Columns
HOLLOW CLAY BLOCK: Hollow Clay Block
CONCRETE BLOCK: Concrete Block
CONCRETE BLOCK STUCCO: Concrete Block Stucco or CBS construction which is the norm in the Northern Palm beach County area and places like North Palm Beach
BRICK, BLOCK BACKUP: Brick, Block Backup
BRICK COMMON: Brick Common
BRICK, SCR: Brick, Scr Modular
REINFORCED CONCRETE: Reinforced Concrete
PRECAST PANELS: Precast Panels
STONE, BLOCK BACKUP: Stone, Block Backup
STONE, GRANITE: Stone, Granite
SANDWICH PANEL, STEEL/ALUMINUM: Sandwich Panel, Steel/Aluminum
PREFAB PANEL, STEEL/ALUMINUM: Prefab Panel, Steel/Aluminum
ALUMINUM/STEEL SIDING/PANELS: Aluminum/Steel Siding/Panels
CEMENT FIBER SIDING/SHINGLES: Cement Fiber Siding/Shingles
PLYWOOD: Plywood
WOOD SHINGLES/SHAKES: Wood Shingles/Shakes
WOOD FRAME STUCCO: Wood Frame Stucco
VINYL SIDING: Vinyl Siding
WOOD SIDING: Wood Siding
CEADAR/REDWOOD : Cedar/Redwood
BRICK VENEER: Brick Veneer STONE VENEER: Stone Veneer
