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470 W Palm St, Altadena, APN 5829-014-005
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A 8,190 sq ft residential lot with no building on the tax roll at 470 W Palm St in Altadena, Los Angeles County (APN 5829-014-005). It burned in the Eaton Fire (2025). It is in a Very High CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone X). It is zoned R-1-7500 (single-family residence) by Los Angeles County. It is assessed at $464,100, with a yearly tax bill of $7,835. Property taxes are in default since 2020, with $3,855 owed.
Risk Assessment
Flood
Zone X — AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD
Outside flood zone
Low Risk
Fire
CAL FIRE hazard severity zone
Very High
High Risk
Past Fires
1 mapped fire since 2025
Eaton Fire, 2025
High Risk
Fire history
- Eaton Fire burned this lotJan 2025 · 14,056 acres
- Station Fire 1.0 mi NE2009 · 160,833 acres
- Rafael Fire 2.7 mi W1999 · 502 acres
- Kinneloa Fire 1.2 mi NE1993 · 5,453 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.
Slope
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.
Sun
Seen from above: north is up, the rim is the horizon, the middle is straight overhead. Buildings and trees aren't included.
Solar energy
5.4kWh/m² a day
good, coastal-level
A 6 kW home system
10,800kWh a year
1,796 kWh per kW of panels
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
Soil
Urban land-Soboba complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes
Mapped as built-over land mixed with Soboba soil (about 40% of the area), which is shown here.
- Water
- Water drains away fast
- Farming without irrigation
- Class 6 of 8: Grazing, not crops, limited by shallow or stony soil.
- Building a house (no basement)
- Very limited · flooding, large stones
- Septic system
- Very limited · seepage, bottom layer, filtering capacity, flooding
Typical layers for the main soil mapped in this area by the USDA soil survey (CA696, 1:24,000), shaded by texture. Your lot may differ: get a soil or percolation test before you buy to build.
Climate
Hottest
91°F
Aug highs
Coldest
46°F
Dec lows
Rain
22.4in/yr
mostly Dec–Mar
Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 91°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (46°F lows in December); most of the 22.4 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.
Property Details
- APN
- 5829-014-005
- Area
- Altadena, Los Angeles County
- Zoning
- R-1-7500 · Single-Family Residence
- Assessor Use
- Single (0100)
R-1-7500: Single-Family Residence
Single-family homes.
- Building a house
- Allowed with a site plan review (a staff check, no hearing)
- Smallest lot allowed
- 7,500 sq ft
From LA County Code Table 22.18.030-B, LA County Code §22.110.130. A summary, not a permit answer: confirm with the Los Angeles County planning department before you buy.
Taxes
6
years of unpaid taxes
Taxes defaulted
July 2020
County can sell
Not listed yet
Auction
Later
Taxes have been unpaid since 2020. Under California law the county can sell homes, farmland and desert land after 5 years of default (R&T Code §3691), but the county hasn't listed this lot for sale yet. The owner is on a five-year payment plan with the county.
About $3,855 is owed now. 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
- $7,835
- Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
- $3,855
From the LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector's rolls, checked Oct 21, 2026.
Tax Assessment History
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.
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| Year | Land | Building | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,442 | $0 | $12,442 |
| 2024 | $18,766 | $48,894 | $67,660 |
| 2023 | $18,399 | $47,936 | $66,335 |
| 2022 | $18,039 | $46,997 | $65,036 |
| 2021 | $17,686 | $46,076 | $63,762 |
| 2020 | $17,505 | $45,604 | $63,109 |
| 2019 | $17,162 | $44,710 | $61,872 |
| 2018 | $16,826 | $43,834 | $60,660 |
| 2017 | $16,497 | $42,975 | $59,472 |
| 2016 | $16,174 | $42,133 | $58,307 |
Owner
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