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CABARRUS COUNTY 2012 APPRAISAL MANUAL <br />AIR CONDITIONING TYPE <br />CENTRAL - Refers to a central cooling system with ductwork, thermostats and forced cold air. <br />CHILLED WATER - Usually a commercial air conditioning system utilizing a cooling tower as a heat exchanger and associated <br />compressors with ducting. <br />PACKAGED ROOF TOP - Usually found in commercial buildings. The air conditioning unit is located on the roof of the <br />property. <br />WALL UNIT —A wall unit built into the wall or as part of a wall unit heat pump. <br />QUALITY ADJUSTMENT <br />MINIMUM - To be used on the lowest quality of construction in use. These buildings were built before building codes were <br />established. Building materials are sub - standard and many components are nonexistent. Appliances and fixtures <br />are of minimum quality or nonexistent. <br />BELOW AVERAGE - To be used on construction which is not quite average. These buildings are built to conform to the very <br />minimum building codes or are frequently mass produced or modular homes. Interior finish and exterior <br />ornamentation are plain with few refinements. Building materials, appliances and fixtures are below average. <br />AVERAGE - To be used on average construction as prevalent and general throughout the particular county. These buildings <br />are built slightly above the building codes and are built of average quality materials. Appliances and fixtures are of <br />average quality stock items with no luxury items. <br />ABOVE AVERAGE - To be used on construction which is slightly above average. Above average buildings will have many <br />components, which are average as well as many which are above average. Many of the materials used will be of <br />better than average quality, as will some of the appliances and fixtures. Some luxury items may be present. <br />ABOVE AVERAGE /CUSTOM - To be used on construction that is truly above average. These homes are usually individually <br />designed and decorated. Most all materials used are top quality. Much attention has been given to interior <br />refinements and detail. Some luxury items will be present. <br />EXCELLENT - To be used on the best quality of construction. Excellent quality buildings will be custom or architecturally <br />designed and have much ornamentation and special design. Most materials used will be of top quality and items not <br />accounted for in the point system such as appliances, lighting, fixtures, wiring, bathroom fixtures, etc., will be of top <br />quality. Many luxury items will be present such as central vacuum systems, intercom systems, hot tubs, spas, <br />saunas, etc. <br />The following photos are meant as examples of the different qualities. Quality cannot be determined by a photograph but <br />must be determined through a careful inspection of the overall quality of construction of each property. <br />Cabarrus County — 2012 Revaluation <br />APPENDIX 12-24 <br />9/30/11 <br />Attachment number 13 <br />G -6 Page 396 <br />