Description: Parcels represent taxable pieces of property. A parcel is created by the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk (ARCC) to identify a specific portion of real property that is taxed at a certain rate for a certain owner. Tax parcels are typically the same as a legally subdivided lot but are not necessessarily so. For example, a single owner may own a legally subdivided piece of property but there may be two or more tax parcels covering that property. Legal subdivisions are shown in the LOTS layer.Parcels are keyed to the Assessor Parcel Number (APN) and the parcel polygon identifier (PARCELID).The SanGIS parcel layers are “stacked” parcels. That means that for any piece of ground there may be multiple parcels. For example, a condominium building in downtown San Diego may have 200 individual condos. Each condo is a separate taxable parcel. All 200 parcels will be associated with the same physical lot on the ground. When the SanGIS parcel layer is created each individual condo has a polygon representing the physical location of the parent parcel. In this example there will be 200 polygons all stacked on top of each other that represent the taxable parcels and each polygon will have the same physical characteristics (shape, size, area, location) – they are, essentially, copies of each other. However, other associated information (owner, document numbers, etc) will be different for each. In this case, each condo unit will have its own parcel number and there will be no single parcel representing the lot on the ground. Besides condominiums there are two other cases where you will see stacked parcels – possessory interest and mobile homes. Possessory interests have Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) that start with 76x. A possessory interest (or PI) parcel represents a taxable interest in the underlying, or parent, parcel but not necessarily ownership. For instance, a private company may have an arrangement with a University to operate a business on campus – a coffee shop or gift shop for example. The private business is taxable and is assigned a 76x APN and that APN is associated with the parent parcel which is owned by the University. Possessory interests do not represent ownership on the parcel, only a taxable interest in the underlying parent parcel.Mobile home parcel APNs start with 77x. In a manner similar to the possessory interests, mobile home owners own their home (coach) but not the underlying property on which the house sits. The actual mobile home is a separate taxable parcel associated with the mobile home park parent parcel. These taxable parcels all have the same polygon as the underlying parent parcel and will show as stacked parcels as well.This dataset contains parcels as shown on the Assessor Parcel Maps (APM). However, parcels shown in this layer may lag that of the official APM by a number of weeks due to how SanGIS is notified of the newly created parcel and the timing of publication of the parcel layer.This dataset contains the parcel polygon and associated parcel information provided by the County ARCC in thier Master Property Record (MPR file) and Parcel Assessment Record (PAR file). In addition to the MPR and PAR data assigned by ARCC, SanGIS may add situs address information if it has been provided by the addressing authority in which the parcel is situated. The situs address information provided by SanGIS may not be the same as the SITUS address data in the MPR.This dataset contains site address information along with owner names and addresses, and other property information. Key fields in this dataset include:Land use information provided in the NUCLEUS_USE_CD field (225 types with a 3-digit domain). The ASR_LANDUSE field is an older version of this field but comprises more generalized land uses (91 types). Generalized land use zoning information is provided in the NUCLEUS_ZONE_CD field. The ASR_ZONE field is an older version of this field. Land use zoning is generalized comprising 9 zone types. This can provide a useful approximation for parcels that are outside of the San Diego City and County zoning jurisdictions.Please note that land use and zoning fields are not regularly maintained by the Assessor's Office and should only be used as an approximate guide. Updates are only made when there is new construction, or a change in ownership. They are not updated when the County and Local Cities update their zoning data or when permit changes to properties are completed. Please refer to city and County official zoning datasets for official zoning information, and to SANDAG for more current land use data.

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Copyright Text: SanGIS using legal recorded data provided by the County Recorders and Assessor's Office. See the County ARCC website at https://arcc.sdcounty.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx for more information about tax parcels

Parcels represent taxable pieces of property. A parcel is created by the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk (ARCC) to identify a specific portion of real property that is taxed at a certain rate for a certain owner. Tax parcels are typically the same as a legally subdivided lot but are not necessessarily so. For example, a single owner may own a legally subdivided piece of property but there may be two or more tax parcels covering that property. Legal subdivisions are shown in the LOTS layer.Parcels are keyed to the Assessor Parcel Number (APN) and the parcel polygon identifier (PARCELID).The SanGIS parcel layers are “stacked” parcels. That means that for any piece of ground there may be multiple parcels. For example, a condominium building in downtown San Diego may have 200 individual condos. Each condo is a separate taxable parcel. All 200 parcels will be associated with the same physical lot on the ground. When the SanGIS parcel layer is created each individual condo has a polygon representing the physical location of the parent parcel. In this example there will be 200 polygons all stacked on top of each other that represent the taxable parcels and each polygon will have the same physical characteristics (shape, size, area, location) – they are, essentially, copies of each other. However, other associated information (owner, document numbers, etc) will be different for each. In this case, each condo unit will have its own parcel number and there will be no single parcel representing the lot on the ground. Besides condominiums there are two other cases where you will see stacked parcels – possessory interest and mobile homes. Possessory interests have Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) that start with 76x. A possessory interest (or PI) parcel represents a taxable interest in the underlying, or parent, parcel but not necessarily ownership. For instance, a private company may have an arrangement with a University to operate a business on campus – a coffee shop or gift shop for example. The private business is taxable and is assinged a 76x APN and that APN is associated with the parent parcel which is owned by the University. Possessory intestests do not represent ownership on the parcel, only a taxable interest in the underlying parent parcel.Mobile home parcel APNs start with 77x. In a manner similar to the possessory interests, mobile home owners own their home (coach) but not the underlying property on which the house sits. The actual mobile home is a separate taxable parcel associated with the mobile home park parent parcel. These taxable parcels all have the same polygon as the underlying parent parcel and will show as stacked parcels as well.This dataset contains parcels as shown on the Assessor Parcel Maps (APM). However, parcels shown in this layer may lag that of the official APM by a number of weeks due to how SanGIS is notified of the newly created parcel and the timing of publication of the parcel layer.This dataset contains the parcel polygon and associated parcel information provided by the County ARCC in thier Master Property Record (MPR file) and Parcel Assessment Record (PAR file). In addition to the MPR and PAR data assigned by ARCC, SanGIS may add situs address information if it has been provided by the addressing authority in which the parcel is situated. The situs address information provided by SanGIS may not be the same as the SITUS address data in the MPR.This dataset contains site address information along with owner names and addresses, and other property information. Key fields in this dataset include:Land use information provided in the NUCLEUS_USE_CD field (225 types with a 3-digit domain). The ASR_LANDUSE field is an older version of this field but comprises more generalized land uses (91 types). Generalized land use zoning information is provided in the NUCLEUS_ZONE_CD field. The ASR_ZONE field is an older version of this field. Land use zoning is generalized comprising 9 zone types. This can provide a useful approximation for parcels that are outside of the San Diego City and County zoning jurisdictions.Please note that land use and zoning fields are not regularly maintained by the Assessor's Office and should only be used as an approximate guide. Updates are only made when there is new construction, or a change in ownership. They are not updated when the County and Local Cities update their zoning data or when permit changes to properties are completed. Please refer to city and County official zoning datasets for official zoning information, and to SANDAG for more current land use data. NOTE: If the name of this layer includes "_NORTH", "_SOUTH", or "_EAST" it represents a subset of the entire San Diego County Parcel Base. That is, the "_NORTH" layer includes only parcels generally in the Northwestern portion of the County. The "_SOUTH" layer includes parcels in the Southwestern portion. And the "_EAST" layer includes parcels in the approximate Eastern half of the County.

This data depicts the California Coastal Commission's Coastal Zone Boundary. It was digitized within AutoCAD from the Commission's certified Coastal Zone Boundary hard copy maps. The files were then imported into ArcView, and merged together following Commission jurisdictional boundaries (North Coast, North Central Coast, Central Coast, South Central Coast, South Coast, and San Diego). The line work was originally georeferenced to the 1:24,000 scale USGS Digital Raster Graphics (DRG) in Teale Albers projection. The data was later refined to the 1:24,000 scale USGS DRGs in UTM, Zones 10 and 11, NAD 83 meters. This file is intended to be displayed no larger than 1:24,000 scale upon the USGS UTM DRGs base map. In addition, the data was later attributed to help explain the basis of the mapped Coastal Zone. Please note- the digital version of the CZB created by developing this shapefile is a conformed copy of the official boundary adopted by the Commission in 1977. This data does not reflect all minor adjustments to the Coastal Zone Boundary that have been subsequently certified by the Commission. Such adjustments are reflected in the cadastral (parcel-based) County depictions of the adopted Coastal Zone Boundary.

The SanGIS data set includes an extensive collection of GIS maps that are available to the public.

 Application Data Included:

 1. Public Safety: Crime Mapping & Analysis, Computer Aided Dispatch,
 Emergency Response Planning

 2. Planning & Development: Specific Plans, Vegetation Mapping, Zoning,
 Geologic Hazards, Codes Enforcement

 3. Facilities Management: Water and Waste Water Utilities, Street
 Lighting, Storm Drains, Pavement Management

 4. Subdivision Mapping: Basemap Maintenance, Parcel Mapping, Survey
 Control, Orthophotography

 5. Route Management: Water Meter Readers, Trash & Recycling Routes

 6. Decision Support & Analysis: Facility Siting, Airport Noise, Slope
 Analysis, Demographics, Economic Development

 SanGIS was created in July, 1997, as a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)
 between the City and County of San Diego. After 13 years of working
 together on data and application development, the City and County
 decided to formalize their partnership in GIS by creating the SanGIS
 JPA. Finding that access to correct and current geographic data was
 considered more important than application development to County and
 City departments, SanGIS focuses on ensuring geographic data is
 maintained and accessible.

 SanGIS Mission:

 To maintain and promote the use of a regional geographic data
 warehouse for the San Diego area and to facilitate the development of
 shared geographic data and automated systems which use that data.

 SanGIS Goals:

 1. To ensure geographic data currency and integrity.

 2. To provide cost effective access to geographic data to member
 agencies, subscribers and the public.

 3. To generate revenue from the sale of geographic data products to
 reduce the cost of map maintenance to member agencies.

 Data Collection:

 SanGIS data was created or obtained from several sources. Some of our
 data is licensed; some data was created from tabular digital files;
 some data was digitized from paper maps; and other data was entered
 using coordinate geometry tools.

 Updating the Data:

 Responsibility for the maintenance of the over 200 geographic data
 layers is distributed to City and County departments based on several
 factors such as who has the source documents, who has the greatest
 need for the data, and who is held accountable for this data as part
 of their city-wide or county-wide duties. Most basemap maintenance is
 completed by SanGIS staff. SanGIS is also responsible for coordinating
 with other data maintainers to ensure currency and accuracy for all
 participants.

 Data Coverage:

 All of the SanGIS geographic data is within San Diego County
 only. Much of our data covers the entire County of San Diego but some
 is only for the City of San Diego.

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