Visit San Diego County's GIS page (SANDAG GIS) and enter your address in the search box. Then, click on your parcel and a popup shows with relevant data including your APN.
Hire a licensed land surveyor The most accurate way to know where your land begins and ends is to hire a surveyor to determine your property lines. The property surveyor will first check county records to understand the history of the lot.
Once you have searched the property address, you will be presented with a standard default map. Next, tap the “+” button located at the lower right-hand corner of the screen to continue zooming in. Continue to zoom in on the property you are interested in until you spot those property lines.
However, the definitive description of your boundary is on the legal title for your property. There is usually at least one diagram on your title which will have the set measurements of all of your boundaries' locations. On the ground, there should be markers along your boundary.
Online aerial maps (like those available on some council websites) give you a starting point. However, the definitive description of your boundary is on the legal title for your property. There is usually at least one diagram on your title which will have the set measurements of all of your boundaries' locations.
Taking the details from the legal description and plat map, a surveyor carefully measures the legal boundaries of your property. The surveyor will bury survey pins if they're not already there and often mark the spots with stakes or flags for easy use.
Assessor Parcel Maps can be bought online, in person, or by mail. Note: Certified copies may only be obtained of complete documents and not for individual pages.
Assessor Parcel Maps can be bought online, in person, or by mail. Note: Certified copies may only be obtained of complete documents and not for individual pages.
A Parcel Map is a lot split resulting in four or fewer residential lots or a commercial subdivision with access to existing streets. A Tentative Tract is a residential subdivision resulting in five or more parcels, or a commercial subdivision where the resulting lots would not have access to existing streets.