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20.69-acre lot, Los Angeles, APN 5870-031-005
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A 20.69-acre vacant residential lot in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (APN 5870-031-005). It burned in the Station Fire (2009), and 2 earlier mapped fires reached it. It is in a Very High CAL FIRE hazard zone and outside the FEMA flood zone (zone D). Its zoning is set by the City of La Canada Flintridge. It is assessed at $728,507 ($35,211 an acre), with a yearly tax bill of $9,443. Taxes have been unpaid since 2018, long enough that the county now has the power to sell it at auction; $133,366 is owed.
Risk Assessment
Flood
Zone D
Outside flood zone
Moderate Risk
Fire
CAL FIRE hazard severity zone
Very High
High Risk
Past Fires
3 mapped fires since 1878
Station Fire, 2009
Moderate Risk
Fire history
- Station Fire burned this lotAug 2009 · 160,833 acres
- Montrose/La Cresc Fire burned this lotNov 1933 · 5,095 acres
- Unnamed Fire burned this lot1878 · 59,469 acres
- Rafael Fire 2.5 mi S1999 · 502 acres
- Crest Fire 1.1 mi SE1984 · 606 acres
- Unnamed Fire 2.6 mi W1977 · 423 acres
- Mill/Usfs Fire 0.3 mi NW1975 · 51,220 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
11,000kWh a year
1,830 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
Trigo family, granitic substratum, 60 to 90 percent slopes
Trigo family soil makes up about 75% of the mapped area.
- Water
- Water drains away fast
- Farming without irrigation
- Class 8 of 8: No commercial farming, 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 (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
45°F
Jan lows
Rain
24.2in/yr
mostly Dec–Mar
Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 90°F at its warmest; winter nights rarely freeze (45°F lows in January); most of the 24.2 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
- 5870-031-005
- Area
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- Zoning
- Set by the City of La Canada Flintridge
- Assessor Use
- Single (010V)
Taxes
8
years of unpaid taxes
Taxes defaulted
July 2018
County can sell
Since July 2021
Auction
Any upcoming sale
Taxes have been unpaid since 2018. 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 $133,366 is owed now, growing about $1,057 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
- $9,443
- Owed (county figure, Oct 2026)
- $133,366
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 | $714,223 |
| 2024 | $700,219 |
| 2023 | $686,490 |
| 2022 | $673,030 |
| 2021 | $659,834 |
| 2020 | $653,069 |
| 2019 | $640,264 |
| 2018 | $627,710 |
| 2017 | $615,402 |
| 2016 | $603,336 |
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Official record: county assessor