"zoning" vs. "property use" vs. "Class"

[Rudy Canoza]

So none of your appraisal files have zoning maps in them? How do you provide the specifics for zoning description and confirm that the property conforms (or not) if you don't know how to access zoning information?

I add a PDF of the zoning description if no maps are available. A lot of cities and towns don't have them in SoCal. Some counties do but they don't give zoning maps for the cities or towns...

/The client only looks at the bottom of page 2 anyway...

 

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

The use code is simply the assesor's classification for what's there, and has nothing to do with zoning. The county GIS is good, but not always accurate (I could tell you a scary story about a property I appraised in Queen Creek). Most if not all of the municipalities in Maricopa County have zoning maps and ordinances on their websites.

 

[Geoff Hatcher]

They way I read the question, I think George is asking if he should call out the appraiser for using the actual zoning rather than the county use code. Not sure, is this correct George???

 

[jay trotta]

ifn all the questionable items lead to the same "Conclusion", why would anyone waste their time to point anything out to anybody ??

ya'll need ta git out of the office more often......ROFL

 

[Geoff Hatcher]

ifn all the questionable items lead to the same "Conclusion", why would anyone waste their time to point anything out to anybody ??

Not necesarrily. If one is using the county use code and not checking the actual zoning that is a problem. They are not the same.

 

[Mike Boyd]

Bob.....You live in Corona and do appraisals in Hanford? That's quite a commute.

 

[The Warrior Monk]

Use code is different than zoning. Usually that's a code for the assessor's office and has nothing to do with planning and zoning.

Exactly.

Use codes here are used for taxation purposes.

As an example, here 210 is used for SFR, and 220 is for a two-family home. But the tax assessor will classify a home with an illegal second unit as 220 (if they find out about it, or course). So use codes have nothing do with zoning or zoning compliance, but rather how much they can wack a property for taxes.

 

[Rudy Canoza]

Bob.....You live in Corona and do appraisals in Hanford? That's quite a commute.

I have a place in Visalia...I work there Mon-Wed usually, sometimes Sun-Wed depending on how busy it is, and kick back down in Corona the rest of the week. There are too many appraisers down here doing $100 URARs to compete. And the boss doesn't want to move because of the kiddies. So, I've been doing this for probably 12 years now...

/The wife loves it because I'm always gone...

 

[jay trotta]

$100-appraisal's..........U R kidding, r i g h t ?

what are they smokin in your area ?

no wonder the Review guys are havin a stroke; Lenders are accepting this crapola ?

Ahhhhhhh, now I understand why the CA marketers fall off their chairs when we quote them a Fee.......ROFL, their Smokin the same stuff....LOLLOLOLOL

 

[Claude From NY]

The majority of reports that I have seen or reviewed have use codes as specific zoning and always "residential" as the zoning description. It doesn't matter if the subject is in a war zone, its still residential. This is typically because the appraiser doesn't know any better, is too lazy to find it on-line or go to the town hall, is too cheap to purchase the required zoning lookup.

Even when the zoning and description is free and readily available (like it is in NYC) some skippy finds a way to screw it up! I had a review earlier this week where the zoning was M1-1 (manufacturing) but the description was residential, two family!