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700 sq ft lot, Los Angeles, APN 5857-019-045
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A 700 sq ft vacant residential lot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (APN 5857-019-045). It burned in the Kinneloa Fire (1993). It is in a Very High CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone X). Its zoning is set by the City of Pasadena. It is assessed at $699, with a yearly tax bill of $130. Taxes have been unpaid since 2006, long enough that the county now has the power to sell it at auction; $4,891 is 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 1993
Kinneloa Fire, 1993
Moderate Risk
Fire history
- Kinneloa Fire burned this lotOct 1993 · 5,453 acres
- Eaton Fire reached the lot line2025 · 14,056 acres
- Station Fire 2.6 mi N2009 · 160,833 acres
- Santa Anita Fire 2.4 mi E2008 · 557 acres
- Pinecrest/Usfs Fire 1.0 mi N1979 · 5,306 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
10,600kWh a year
1,773 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-Palmview-Tujunga, gravelly complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes
Mapped as built-over land mixed with Palmview soil (about 20% of the area), which is shown here.
- Water
- Water soaks in and drains readily
- Farming without irrigation
- Class 3 of 8: Crops possible, with real limits, limited by erosion.
- Building a house (no basement)
- Not limited
- Septic system
- Very limited · seepage, bottom layer
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
90°F
Aug highs
Coldest
46°F
Dec lows
Rain
21.4in/yr
mostly Dec–Mar
Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 90°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (46°F lows in December); most of the 21.4 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
- 5857-019-045
- Area
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Zoning
- Set by the City of Pasadena
- Assessor Use
- Single (010V)
Taxes
20
years of unpaid taxes
Taxes defaulted
July 2006
County can sell
Since July 2009
Auction
Any upcoming sale
Taxes have been unpaid since 2006. Under California law the county can sell vacant and commercial land after 3 years of default (R&T Code §3691), and the county now lists this lot as eligible for sale.0
About $4,891 is owed now, growing about $16 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
- Eligible for tax sale
- Yearly Tax Bill
- $130
- Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
- $4,891
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 | Assessed |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $686 |
| 2024 | $673 |
| 2023 | $660 |
| 2022 | $648 |
| 2021 | $636 |
| 2020 | $630 |
| 2019 | $618 |
| 2018 | $606 |
| 2017 | $595 |
| 2016 | $584 |
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Official record: county assessor