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35.43-acre lot near Big Pines and 263rd St E, Mount Waterman, APN 3064-021-008

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A 35.43-acre vacant desert lot near Big Pines and 263rd St E in Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County (APN 3064-021-008). It burned in the Bridge Fire (2024), and 1 earlier mapped fire reached it. It is in a Very 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 $72,818 ($2,055 an acre), with a yearly tax bill of $865. Property taxes are in default since 2026, with $517 owed.

Size

35.43ac

1,543,460 sqft

Assessed

$72,818

$2,055/acre

Fire Zone

Very High

CAL FIRE

Flood Zone

X

Outside flood zone

Taxes

Defaulted

$865/yr bill

Very High High Moderate This lot· 2 miles around

Flood

Zone X; nearest 1% a year flood zone (A) 1.5 mi north

Outside flood zone

Low Risk

Fire

CAL FIRE hazard severity zone

Very High

High Risk

Past Fires

2 mapped fires since 1994

Bridge Fire, 2024

High Risk

Check before buying

Fire history

1900192019401960198020002020
Burned this lot Within 3 miles (100+ acres)
  • Bridge Fire burned this lotSep 2024 · 55,724 acres
  • Scout Fire burned this lotJun 1994 · 3,488 acres
  • Pine Fire 1.8 mi N2021 · 441 acres
  • Pines Fire 1.1 mi SW2015 · 175 acres
  • Oasis Fire 2.1 mi NW2011 · 356 acres
  • Narrows Fire 2.1 mi SW1997 · 18,160 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

5.9kWh/m² a day

very strong, desert-level

A 6 kW home system

11,900kWh a year

1,980 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

Oak Glen gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes

Oak Glen soil makes up about 85% of the mapped area.

Gravelly sandy loam0 in–2.7 ft
Gravelly fine sandy loam2.7 ft–5.0 ft
Water
Water soaks in and drains readily
Farming without irrigation
Class 3 of 8: Crops possible, with real limits, limited by erosion. With irrigation: class 2, good for crops, with some care.
Building a house (no basement)
Not limited
Septic system
Very limited · seepage, bottom layer
Farmland
Prime farmland if irrigated

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

87°F

Jul highs

Coldest

33°F

Dec lows

Rain

16.6in/yr

mostly Dec–Mar

20°60°100°January: highs 51°F, lows 33°F, 3.4 in of rain5133J3.4February: highs 52°F, lows 33°F, 4.0 in of rain5233F4.0March: highs 57°F, lows 35°F, 2.4 in of rain5735M2.4April: highs 63°F, lows 38°F, 0.8 in of rain6338AMay: highs 72°F, lows 45°F, 0.4 in of rain7245MJune: highs 81°F, lows 53°F, 0.1 in of rain8153JJuly: highs 87°F, lows 60°F, 0.3 in of rain8760JAugust: highs 86°F, lows 60°F, 0.2 in of rain8660ASeptember: highs 80°F, lows 54°F, 0.3 in of rain8054SOctober: highs 69°F, lows 45°F, 0.7 in of rain6945ONovember: highs 59°F, lows 38°F, 1.0 in of rain5938NDecember: highs 50°F, lows 33°F, 2.9 in of rain5033D2.9
Bars: typical daily high and low (°F) Rain (in)

Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 87°F at its warmest; winter nights reach freezing (33°F lows in December), so expect frost; most of the 16.6 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
3064-021-008
Area
Mount Waterman, Los Angeles County
Zoning
A-2-2 · Heavy Agricultural
Assessor Use
Desert (580V)
Assessor Location
VAC/VIC BIG PINES/263 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 $517 is owed now, growing about $6 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
$865
Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
$517

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

↓ 58% decrease2016 → 2025
2016: $168,142$168K'162017: $171,504$172K'172018: $174,934$175K'182019: $178,432$178K'192020: $65,280$65K'202021: $65,956$66K'212022: $67,275$67K'222023: $68,620$69K'232024: $69,992$70K'242025: $71,391$71K'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$71,391
2024$69,992
2023$68,620
2022$67,275
2021$65,956
2020$65,280
2019$178,432
2018$174,934
2017$171,504
2016$168,142

Who owns this land?

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

Official record: county assessor

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