FINAL MAPS
(City Reviewed, for recording only)

The content of this page will provide guidance through the Final Map recording process for subdivisions in the non-contract cities (L.A. City Type) of the Los Angeles County, where the technical review of the final map is conducted by the respective City.



 


All subdivisions have planning and zoning implications and, accordingly at the beginning stage, you must obtain approval from the City Planning Department before you can record a Final Map. All Final Maps in this category are reviewed and approved by the City, and must be technically ready for recording at the time being submitted to Los Angeles County Public Works.


FINAL MAP SUBMITTAL


These are Tract and Parcel Maps prepared per standards and requirements of the non-contract cities of the Los Angeles County. County’s Land Development Division does not technically review subdivision maps for these cities.
Maps are reviewed and approved by the respective City, and Land Development Division of Los Angeles County Public Works is only handling the Property Tax Clearances and recordation process.


SUBMITTAL
REQUIRED ITEMS
(All in pdf format, and submitted electronially in Epic-LA)

  • Tract or Parcel Map
  • Assessor's Map (Most recent copy with the boundary of the proposed division of land outlined in red and marked with tract or parcel number)
  • Preliminary Subdivision Report
  • Property Tax Bond Estimate Declaration (BED)
  • Property Tax History (5-Year Tax) must be original, signed by a title officer, and dated within last 90 days
  • Map File (CADD, no pdf)


FEES
  • Processing and recording fees are required to facilitate recording process of your final map.
  • You can pay the filing and processing fees in person or online using e-check (for charges less than $100,000) / credit card (for charges less than $50,000.00). After you have submitted your plans, our recording desk staff will create a fee invoice that you can view and pay in Epic-LA under your plan case. See LDD Fee Schedule Below

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LDD Fee Schedule



REFERENCE MATERIALS


PAPERLESS SUBMITTALS

We’ve been processing paperless plan review since 2013. All documents should be submitted electronically, using PDF format, to EPIC-LA.




CONTACT US

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact our Final Maps Section at (626) 458-4930, or email us at LDD-FinalMaps@pw.lacounty.gov. To discuss your project with us, you can make an appointment for an online meeting between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, M-Th by using the following link: https://pw.lacounty.gov/landing/onlineappointments.cfm

PROPERTY TAX CLEARANCES (Tax Package)


Below are some tips and tools about preparing tax package for tax clearances. In order to record a final map, applicant must have Current and Future Property Tax Clearances. A Tax Write-up will be prepared by Land Development staff based on 5-Year Tax History and Bond Estimate Declaration (BED), and then sent to the Assessor’s and Tax Collector’s Office as a Tax Package, together with the latest Assessor's Map and BED. You can follow up with the Assessor’s Office for your Future Property Tax Bond Estimate. You can contact the Treasurer / Tax Collector’s Office for your Current Property Tax Clearance.


Sample 5-Year Tax History
Sample Bond Estimate Declaration
Blank BED form and Instructions


CURRENT AND FUTURE PROPERTY TAX CLEARANCE PROCESS

Below is a flowchart showing the process to obtain the Current and Future Property Tax Clearances.




CONTACT US

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact our Final Maps Section at (626) 458-4930, or email us at LDD-FinalMaps@pw.lacounty.gov. To discuss your project with us, you can make an appointment for an online meeting between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, M-Th by using the following link: https://pw.lacounty.gov/landing/onlineappointments.cfm

RECORDATION PROCESS


REVIEW PROCESS

After the applicant obtains Current and Future Property Tax Clearances, the Tract or Parcel Map will be processed and delivered to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office for recordation.

After the Final Map is recorded, the applicant can obtain a pdf copy of the recorded map from Los Angeles County Department of Pubic Works "Land Records Information Website"



Non-contract Cities (LA-City Type)

List of required items to record the Final Map:

  • All applicable Fees paid.
  • Current and Future Property Tax Clearances obtained.
  • Signed and Notarized Mylars.
  • Original wet-signed Final Guarantee (from Title Company) Sample Final Guarantee




CONTACT US

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact our Final Maps Section at (626) 458-4930, or email us at LDD-FinalMaps@pw.lacounty.gov. To discuss your project with us, you can make an appointment for an online meeting between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, M-Th by using the following link: https://pw.lacounty.gov/landing/onlineappointments.cfm




FREQUENTY ASKED QUESTIONS

From Epic-LA by going to Apply, Plans (click on All), search for Map Number, and fill out the application (don’t change the default application type to parcel map or tract map). The tentative map number will be issued as soon as you submit the application.
The City of Los Angeles issues their own parcel map numbers, usually in the form of 8 digits where the first 4 digits are the current year and then a dash (-) and 4 more digits generated by the City. Customers can get a parcel map number from the Department of City Planning. Below is a link with the locations and hours of the various City of Los Angeles public counters:

https://planning.lacity.org/contact/locations-hours

Public Works staff will deliver the final map to the Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk’s office for recording.
From the Land Records Information (Viewer) website: https://pw.lacounty.gov/sur/landrecords/
Once a tax bond has been processed, the fees have been expended. If the map doesn’t record that same year that tax bond clearance is issued and a new tax bond is required, then a tax bond processing fee will become due again.
Yes, one instance of a bond processing fee covers one bond and a supplemental tax bond is separate from the tax bond for the following year’s normal property taxes.
Through Epic-LA, by clicking on Plans (click on All), then search for the appropriate type of map to be processed (tract map or parcel map) and click on Apply to get to the application form.
To comply with the Subdivision Map Act Sections 66492 and 66493, certifying that there are no liens against the subdivision for unpaid taxes or special assessments and full payment or security of payment for the following year’s property taxes.
You need to request it, prior to the tentative map expiration, from the planning agency for your project whether it’s the Department of Regional Planning or City Planning.