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Mapping
Washoe County Assessor

The Washoe County Assessor`s Mapping Division has a complete and accurate set of Washoe County cadastral maps that show the size, shape and boundary of every land parcel in the County. These maps are available to the public at no cost for up to 10 copies. Additional copies are 5 cents a sheet for either 8.5x11 or 11x17.


The Washoe County Assessor's Office began using Arc/Info Geographic Information System Software to generate its maps in January, 1990. Mapping

Per the Nevada State Department of Taxation Manual of Assessment Policies and Procedures "The assessor`s parceling system was established for property tax assessment purposes only. Its design and primary purpose facilitates the identification, valuation and assessment of property."

The staff in the Mapping Division are available to explain the information we have used to map a particular parcel boundary; however:

 We do not survey property. If you need a surveyor, there are many qualified people listed under "Surveyors" in the yellow pages of the phone book.

 We do not provide legal advice on property rights or any other subject.

 We do not research or determine whether particular parcels have access. This must be researched by the interested party at the Washoe County Recorder's Office.

 We do not have the ability to settle disputes between property owners as to whether an encroachment has occurred with regard to fences, sheds or any other use or structure.

 We do not have building plot plans in our office. The Building Departments of Reno, Sparks and Washoe County may have plot plans on file for more recent construction. The Washoe County Building Department has an instructional pamphlet that tells how to draw your own plot plan.

 We do not keep records on building setback requirements. The Building Departments of Reno, Sparks and Washoe County can give you that information for your particular parcel.

 We do not have topographic surveys in our office. If you are required to have a topographic survey for a building permit or Certificate of Occupancy, you must hire a surveyor to do this for you and fill out an Elevation Certificate. If you own an existing dwelling and need to get a copy of the Elevation Certificate that was submitted previously, contact Washoe County Engineering.

 We do not keep FEMA Flood Plain maps in our office. For information on whether your property falls within a flood plain, contact Washoe County Engineering.

EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSOR`S PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM

The Washoe County Assessor's Office is mandated by law to follow the guidelines set forth by the Nevada State Department of Taxation.

"Preparation of Maps, plats of city blocks and subdivisions by county assessor. The County assessor shall also make a map or plat of the various blocks within any incorporated city and shall mark thereon the various subdivisions, as they are assessed. Each parcel in a subdivision must be further identified by a parcel number in accordance with the parceling system prescribed by the department [of taxation]." (NRS 361.305)

The Assessor's parcel number is the basis for NevadaÂ’s assessment mapping system. This assessment mapping system identifies and inventories land and gives assessors the simplest form of property description. Although simple in concept, it is infinitely flexible and, if handled properly, completely expandable even in areas of rapid population growth. It is a specific series of numbers, in lieu of a full legal description, that identifies or represents a parcel for assessment purposes.

In Nevada, the assessor's parcel number (APN) is an 8-digit identifier that consists of three elements:

example: 520-234-22

The first three digits, in this case 520, represent the assessor's map book number.

The second three digits, in this case 234, represent the page and block numbers with the first two being the page number and the last digit being the block number.

The final two digits, in this case 22, represent the parcel itself.

In the event that a parcel is divided into 2,3 or 4 new parcels, new parcel numbers must be assigned to the new parcels. Only the last two digits change. For example: 520-234-22 becomes 520-234-23, 24,25,and 26.

When a parcel is subdivided in to more than 4 parcels, the new parcels are usually put on a new page and the last 5 digits change.

August 2000

ANNOTATION CHANGES ON THE WASHOE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S MAPS

To enable us to better integrate our assessment mapping functions with the Washoe County GIS, we have removed all special symbology from our new computer-generated Assessor's Maps. This includes the circles that used to surround the last 1 or 2 digits of the APN, the ellipses that used to surround the middle 3 digits of the APN, and the underline beneath the area of the parcel. The Assessor's Parcel Number will now be shown in its entirety within each parcel. In a case where the number is too large to fit within a parcel, it will be arrowed to the parcel it describes.

We have changed the way we show the area of each parcel from the current policy of displaying the acreage except for commercial properties which are shown in square feet. We will now match the recorded map requirements so that a parcel under two acres will have a square foot calculation shown and a parcel over 2 acres will have acreage shown. Neither area calculation will be underlined.

We have also eliminated the circles around the adjacent page references and replaced these references with book# -- page#.

As time allows, we will change maps created prior to August, 2000 to the new annotation but for now, most of them will continue to show the old annotation containing circles, ellipses and underlines..

We have also eliminated the circles around the adjacent page references and replaced these references with book# -- page#.

As time allows, we will change maps created prior to August, 2000 to the new annotation but for now, most of them will continue to show the old annotation containing circles, ellipses and underlines..