Fire Rebuild FAQ

APN (Assessor Parcel Number), also known as AIN (Assessor Identification Number), is a unique identifier assigned to a parcel of real property by the County Assessor for identification and recordkeeping purposes. These terms are interchangeable and refer to the same number.

There are multiple ways to find the APN for your property. 1) Our survey tool here will populate your APN for you. 2) APN can be found on your property tax bill. 3) It can also be found on the LA County Assessor office website https://assessor.lacounty.gov/homeowners/property-search

Our survey tool here will populate the municipal jurisdiction of your property for you. You can also search for the address on the municipal GIS websites:

Our survey tool here can help you determine if your property is within the coastal zone. Otherwise depending on your municipality please follow the steps below:

  1. If in Malibu, your property is within the coastal zone.
  2. If in the City of LA:
    1. Navigate to https://zimas.lacity.org/
    2. Search the property address
    3. On the left-hand side open the tab labeled “Additional”
    4. If next to coastal zone it says anything other than “None” you are within the coastal zone.
  3. If in the County of LA:
    1. Navigate to: https://rpgis.isd.lacounty.gov/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=GISNET_Public.GIS-NET_Public
    2. Enter address or APN at upper right search bar
    3. On the left if you see it say Santa Monica Mountain Coastal Zone you are within the coastal zone

As part of the expedited process, municipalities will allow property owners to rebuild “like for like +10%.” In other words, property owners can rebuild what was legally permitted on the property prior to the fires, with an additional 10% increase . However, it is the owner’s responsibility to prove what was legally permitted previously. This can be established through permit record research. Click here for the steps you can take with various agencies to obtain the necessary records.

There are five avenues to obtain records for your property:

  1. Request your tax assessor records from the Assessor office, 
  2. Research existing digitized public records using electronic file systems provided by local governments, 
  3. Submit a records request for hard copy public records online or in person to your local government.,
  4. If the property is within the coastal zone you can request records from the California Coastal Commission online.
  5. If the property is within an HOA, you can also request CC&R’s from your HOA Board.

For a complete step by step guide to obtain records click here.

Here is a link to the Right of Entry form, this grants the government right of access to allow federal debris removal services: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/debris-removal/roe/

Here is a great resource for all information related to debris removal: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/debris-removal/

This is another great resource for debris removal information, and it has a map which shows the Debris Removal stages per parcel:
https://www.epa.gov/ca/2025-california-wildfires

Here is a link for all information related to Misfortune and Calamity Tax Relief Info: https://assessor.lacounty.gov/tax-relief/disaster-relief

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