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53.26-acre lot, Los Angeles, APN 5862-001-302

A 53.26-acre vacant lot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (APN 5862-001-302). It burned in the Station Fire (2009), and 1 earlier mapped fire reached it. It is not in a CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone D). It is zoned W (watershed) by Los Angeles County.

Size

53.26ac

2,320,068 sqft

Fire Zone

None

Not in a CAL FIRE zone

Flood Zone

Outside flood zone

Risk Assessment

Very High High Moderate This lot· 2 miles around

Flood

Zone D; nearest 1% a year flood zone (AE) 1.7 mi northwest

Outside flood zone

Moderate Risk

Fire

Very High fire zone at the lot line

None

Low Risk

Past Fires

2 mapped fires since 1968

Station Fire, 2009

Moderate Risk

Some risk

Fire history

1950197019902010

Burned this lot Within 3 miles (100+ acres)

Station Fire burned this lotAug 2009 · 160,833 acres
Unnamed Fire burned this lotJul 1968 · 83 acres
Bobcat Fire 2.1 mi SE2020 · 115,998 acres
Sage/Usfs Fire 0.2 mi E1979 · 28,913 acres
Middle/Usfs Fire 2.5 mi N1977 · 4,138 acres
Vetter/Usfs Fire 2.6 mi E1977 · 2,245 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

5.7kWh/m² a day

strong

A 6 kW home system

11,400kWh a year

1,894 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

Soil

Pacifico-Preston families complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes

Pacifico family soil makes up about 45% of the mapped area.

Loamy sand0 in–5 in

Loamy sand5 in–17 in

Weathered bedrock17 in–21 in

Water: Water drains away fast
Farming without irrigation: Class 6 of 8: Grazing, not crops, limited by erosion.
Building a house (no basement): Very limited · slope, depth to soft bedrock
Septic system: Very limited · depth to bedrock, slope, seepage, bottom layer

Typical layers for the main soil mapped in this area by the USDA soil survey (CA776, 1:24,000), shaded by texture. Your lot may differ: get a soil or percolation test before you buy to build.

Climate

Hottest

88°F

Aug highs

Coldest

38°F

Feb lows

Rain

27.4in/yr

mostly Dec–Mar

Bars: typical daily high and low (°F) Rain (in)

Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 88°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (38°F lows in February); most of the 27.4 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: 5862-001-302
Area: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Zoning: W · Watershed
Assessor Use: Miscellaneous (800V)

W: Watershed

Watershed protection, mostly undeveloped land.

Building a house: Only with a conditional use permit (public hearing)

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

Taxes

Tax Status: Unknown

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

Tax Assessment History

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.

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