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9.75-acre lot near Ave Z12 and 255th St E, Mount Waterman, APN 3064-015-020

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A 9.75-acre vacant desert lot near Ave Z12 and 255th St E in Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County (APN 3064-015-020). It is in a High CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone X). It is zoned A-2-2 (heavy agricultural) by Los Angeles County. It is assessed at $25,000 ($2,564 an acre), with a yearly tax bill of $329. Property taxes are in default since 2026, with $186 owed.

Size

9.75ac

424,764 sqft

Assessed

$25,000

$2,564/acre

Fire Zone

High

CAL FIRE

Flood Zone

X

Outside flood zone

Taxes

Defaulted

$329/yr bill

Very High High Moderate This lot· 2 miles around

Flood

Zone X; nearest 1% a year flood zone (A) 0.1 mi southeast

Outside flood zone

Low Risk

Fire

CAL FIRE hazard severity zone

High

High Risk

Past Fires

CAL FIRE perimeters since 1878

None mapped

Low Risk

Check before buying

Fire history

19401960198020002020
Burned this lot Within 3 miles (100+ acres)
  • Bridge Fire 1.5 mi SE2024 · 55,724 acres
  • Pine Fire 0.5 mi SE2021 · 441 acres
  • Oasis Fire 0.5 mi SE2011 · 356 acres
  • Highland Fire 1.6 mi W2006 · 146 acres

From CAL FIRE's historic fire perimeters (since 1878), which miss some small and older fires.

From FEMA flood maps and CAL FIRE hazard zones. Maps can lag; confirm with the county before you buy. What the zones mean: flood, fire.

From USGS elevation data (about 10 m detail), so small banks and retaining walls won't show. Turn on 3D on the map above to see the slopes around it.

NESW

Seen from above: north is up, the rim is the horizon, the middle is straight overhead. Buildings and trees aren't included.

Solar energy

6.0kWh/m² a day

very strong, desert-level

A 6 kW home system

12,100kWh a year

2,019 kWh per kW of panels

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Output is for ground-mounted panels at the best tilt; rooftop systems usually make about 10% less. Monthly GHI: PRISM 1991–2020 normals (soltotal), 800 m — PRISM Group, Oregon State University Annual GHI, DNI and PV output: Global Solar Atlas 2.0 — © Solargis, World Bank/ESMAP, CC BY 4.0

Ramona gravelly sandy loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes

Ramona soil makes up about 85% of the mapped area.

Gravelly sandy loam0 in–12 in
Gravelly loam12 in–2.6 ft
Gravelly sandy clay loam2.6 ft–5 ft
Gravelly sandy loam5 ft–8 ft
Water
Water soaks in and drains readily
Farming without irrigation
Class 6 of 8: Grazing, not crops, limited by erosion. With irrigation: class 4, crops only with careful management.
Building a house (no basement)
Very limited · slope
Septic system
Very limited · slow water movement, slope

Typical layers for the main soil mapped in this area by the USDA soil survey (CA675, 1:24,000), shaded by texture. Your lot may differ: get a soil or percolation test before you buy to build.

Hottest

93°F

Jul highs

Coldest

31°F

Dec lows

Rain

9.0in/yr

mostly Dec–Mar

20°60°100°January: highs 57°F, lows 31°F, 1.8 in of rain5731J1.8February: highs 58°F, lows 32°F, 2.1 in of rain5832F2.1March: highs 63°F, lows 35°F, 1.3 in of rain6335M1.3April: highs 69°F, lows 39°F, 0.4 in of rain6939AMay: highs 78°F, lows 45°F, 0.2 in of rain7845MJune: highs 88°F, lows 51°F, 0.1 in of rain8851JJuly: highs 93°F, lows 59°F, 0.4 in of rain9359JAugust: highs 93°F, lows 57°F, 0.1 in of rain9357ASeptember: highs 86°F, lows 54°F, 0.2 in of rain8654SOctober: highs 75°F, lows 44°F, 0.4 in of rain7544ONovember: highs 64°F, lows 36°F, 0.5 in of rain6436NDecember: highs 56°F, lows 31°F, 1.5 in of rain5631D1.5
Bars: typical daily high and low (°F) Rain (in)

Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 93°F at its warmest; winter nights reach freezing (31°F lows in December), so expect frost; most of the 9.0 inches of rain a year falls Dec–Mar.

30-year averages (1991–2020) for this spot from PRISM, Oregon State University, at about 800 m detail. Single years can be much hotter, colder or wetter.

APN
3064-015-020
Area
Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County
Zoning
A-2-2 · Heavy Agricultural
Assessor Use
Desert (580V)
Assessor Location
VAC/VIC AVE Z12/255 STE

A-2-2: Heavy Agricultural

Farming and animal keeping, plus single-family homes.

Building a house
Allowed with a site plan review (a staff check, no hearing)
Smallest lot allowed
2 acres

From LA County Code Table 22.16.030-B, LA County Code §22.110.130. A summary, not a permit answer: confirm with the Los Angeles County planning department before you buy.

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years of unpaid taxes

  1. Taxes defaulted

    July 2026

  2. County can sell

    From July 2031

  3. Auction

    Later

Taxes have been unpaid since 2026. Under California law the county can sell homes, farmland and desert land after 5 years of default (R&T Code §3691).0

About $186 is owed now, growing about $2 a month (1.5% of the unpaid tax, §4103). The owner can pay it off until the business day before the auction (§3707), and most lots on the list are paid off before the sale.

Tax Status
Tax defaulted
Yearly Tax Bill
$329
Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
$186

From the LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector's rolls, checked Oct 21, 2026.

↑ 0% increase2016 → 2025
2016: $12,000$12K'162017: $12,000$12K'172018: $12,000$12K'182019: $12,000$12K'192020: $12,000$12K'202021: $12,000$12K'212022: $12,000$12K'222023: $12,000$12K'232024: $12,000$12K'242025: $12,000$12K'25
Land Prop 13 limit: +2% a year

The assessment has stayed within the 2% a year limit, so the county hasn't reassessed it for a sale or new building in this period. Assessed values are not market prices.

Show every year
YearAssessed
2025$12,000
2024$12,000
2023$12,000
2022$12,000
2021$12,000
2020$12,000
2019$12,000
2018$12,000
2017$12,000
2016$12,000

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Source: la-county-assessorUpdated: 10/19/2026

Official record: county assessor

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