Landwell

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Know before you buy a lot.

Where do I find an APN?

It is the parcel number on a property tax bill or in the county assessor’s records. If you only have an address, use that.

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What are you doing?

One tap. Your answer decides which numbers matter most.

What worries you most about this lot?

Pick any. We put those numbers first.

Where are you in the process?

One tap. This sets how much detail comes first.

Your lot at a glance

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445 Mansion Street

San Diego, CA 92103

0.17acres
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0.17 acres
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Same scale, same numbers. We show where lots differ. We do not pick a winner. Sample data.

Why permit time matters

Before you build, the City has to approve your plans. While you wait, you still pay for the land: interest, taxes, money tied up. Every month of waiting costs money.

What does it help you do?

  • Decide what to pay. Two similar lots can wait very different times. A lot that usually clears in 6 months is worth more than one that takes 18.
  • Plan your cash. If the usual wait is a year and a half, you need to be able to carry the lot that long.
  • Compare lots. Before you buy, not after.

Why can one lot take longer than another?

Common reasons. Not a rule for any one lot.

  • The zone sets the rules. Some zones need more review.
  • Extra layers add steps. Coastal, fire and new state rules can overlap.
  • Bigger or more complex projects go through more steps.
  • City workload changes over time.

What you see here is what actually happened to permits in the same zone, with source and date. It is a starting point, not a forecast for your lot.

Next steps

Curated by a person who follows San Diego development closely. Every link checked by a person, with the date. (Draft wording; applies once real links exist.)

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Nothing is collected here: no email, no payment. Sample data: every number, lot and link here is made up. Diagrams are not to scale.

What you get

What matters about a lot, on one page.

  • Zone and height limitThe base zone and what it usually allows.
  • Permit time in the zoneHow long similar permits took, with the sample size.
  • SB 79 and fire mapsWhere the City and the State may disagree.
  • What waiting may costYour land price and your rate.

Sample data. Fictional lots and made-up numbers. Not a zoning determination. The city has the final word. This sketch sends and saves nothing, and always shows sample lots, whatever you type.