The current major exceptions are: the County Assessor is permitted to keep information obtained from property owners in the valuation process confidential certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates can only be given to authorized persons with others receiving an informational copy certain birth records are subject to being sealed in cases of adoption marriage information under certain very limited conditions is treated confidentially and voter registration and voting participation data is restricted to use for election purposes only and by written application. With very few exceptions, California is an “open records” state which means that documents relating to property transfers, financing and liens property ownership, property characteristics, and value data are public record. The consolidated Napa County offices of Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk and Registrar of Voters maintain and make available a great deal of information about individuals, financial transactions and property characteristics and values. More articles can be found on the Assessor page.With the advent of the Internet and the global economic infrastructure, information has become one of the most valuable commodities to individuals, firms, groups, and governments. Should you have any questions please contact Napa County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk John Tuteur at 707.253.4459 or by emailing John Tuteur. Many Example A and Example B parcels are on assessor maps but have never been shown as either CFAP or SFAP. Please note that not all CFAP and SFAP parcels are so designated since that designation has only been used since 1975. If a property owner is successful in obtaining a certificate of compliance for assessor parcels which are currently shown as SFAP, the Assessor will remove that designation.Ĭertain certificates may have conditions attached that must be met before building or other permits are issued. Sometimes, if the newly created assessor parcel was a remnant from a decades-old transaction, the new assessor parcel may be shown as “Unknown Owner.” The creation of that parcel does not determine the “legality” of that parcel. If the Assessor learns from an owner, a title company, a surveyor or a governmental agency that a certain piece of land does not belong in its entirety to the owner shown on the current assessor parcel map, the Assessor must create a new assessor parcel showing the newly determined ownership. Property owners can apply for a Certificate of Compliance from a local agency if there is a question about the legality of a parcel. To find out if those assessor parcels consist of one or more legal parcels, an interested party should consult with the planning department of the local agency within which the land is located or seek advice from a qualified professional. To help property owners, the public and other governmental agencies to understand the distinction between “assessment” parcels and “legal” parcels, the Napa County Assessor often shows parcels with the designation Combined for Assessment Purposes (CFAP) for Example A or Separated for Assessment Purposes (SFAP) for Example B. Example B - a certain area of land, owned by one person and acquired as a single parcel, was shown as two or more assessor parcels because the area was split by a tax rate area boundary or would not fit on one assessor map page. Assessment & Legal ParcelsĮxample A - a certain area of land owned by one person in the mid-1950s, even though acquired over several years from several different owners, was shown on the new assessor parcel maps as a single “ownership” parcel. Assessor parcels and “legal” parcels may not mean the same thing even when talking about the same property because different State laws control the government agencies involved. Local zoning, subdivision and building codes define when a parcel is a “legal” parcel and if that parcel is buildable. Other state laws give cities and counties “police powers” to regulate by zoning and permits what owners can do with their property. By State law the Assessor is required to show land by property ownership. Each parcel carries an Assessor Parcel Number (APN) keyed to those maps. Location of land is based on those maps which are divided into books (45), pages (2000), blocks and parcels (51,799). In the mid-1950s, the Napa County Assessor, along with most other California counties, contracted with the State Board of Equalization to create a standardized set of assessor parcel maps showing all lands in the county. One of the primary duties of the County Assessor is to locate all taxable property in the county.
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