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24.7-acre lot, Los Angeles, APN 5869-019-005
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A 24.7-acre vacant desert lot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (APN 5869-019-005). It burned in the Station Fire (2009), and 3 earlier mapped fires reached it. It is in a Very High CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone D). It is zoned A-2-2 (heavy agricultural) by Los Angeles County. It is assessed at $47,202 ($1,911 an acre), with a yearly tax bill of $651. Property taxes are in default since 2026, with $767 owed.
Risk Assessment
Flood
Zone D; nearest 1% a year flood zone (A) 0.8 mi southwest
Outside flood zone
Moderate Risk
Fire
CAL FIRE hazard severity zone
Very High
High Risk
Past Fires
4 mapped fires since 1913
Station Fire, 2009
Moderate Risk
Fire history
- Station Fire burned this lotAug 2009 · 160,833 acres
- Mill/Usfs Fire burned this lotNov 1975 · 51,220 acres
- Unnamed Fire burned this lotAug 1947 · 3,696 acres
- Unnamed Fire burned this lotSep 1913 · 7,017 acres
- Creek Fire 1.4 mi NW2017 · 15,619 acres
- Sand Fire 2.7 mi NW2016 · 41,383 acres
- Tujunga Fire 2.9 mi W2009 · 211 acres
- Middle Fire 2.9 mi W2003 · 329 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
5.5kWh/m² a day
strong
A 6 kW home system
10,600kWh a year
1,764 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
Rock outcrop-Chilao family-Haploxerolls, warm association, 15 to 120 percent slopes
Chilao family soil makes up about 35% of the mapped area.
- Water
- Water drains away fast
- Farming without irrigation
- Class 7 of 8: Grazing at most, 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
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
91°F
Aug highs
Coldest
44°F
Feb lows
Rain
21.9in/yr
mostly Dec–Mar
Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 91°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (44°F lows in February); most of the 21.9 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
- 5869-019-005
- Area
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Zoning
- A-2-2 · Heavy Agricultural
- Assessor Use
- Desert (580V)
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.
Taxes
<1
years of unpaid taxes
Taxes defaulted
July 2026
County can sell
From July 2031
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 $767 is owed now, growing about $10 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
- $651
- Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
- $767
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 | $46,277 |
| 2024 | $45,370 |
| 2023 | $44,481 |
| 2022 | $43,609 |
| 2021 | $42,754 |
| 2020 | $42,316 |
| 2019 | $41,487 |
| 2018 | $40,674 |
| 2017 | $39,877 |
| 2016 | $39,096 |
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Official record: county assessor