Quick Start Notes **

Quick Start Notes **
(click here to go back to the help page.)

This site uses POP-UP windows (In order to keep the map as large as possible). You must disable pop-up blockers to use it. Pop-ups may be blocked by the browser itself, or by add-on tools. If you can't seem to get pop-ups to work, try holding the "control" button while clicking. Our pop-ups DO NOT contain advertisements.

Sometimes pop-up windows will open behind the main map window… If you don't see a window you expect to see, check the task bar on your screen for the open window—click on it to bring it in front of the other windows. Another strategy is to close every pop-up after you read it, rather than leaving it open while clicking back to the map, this makes new ones open in front.
Many map layers only show up when you are zoomed in to the appropriate scale range. (More about this.)

Most of the tools work on the "active" layer only. Make sure the layer you want has been selected by clicking on the round dot next to it. Active = Inactive = Only one layer can be active at a time.

Wait for the map to completely redraw before clicking on anything else!

Steps for Common Tasks

1) Zoom to your area: Use the "Zoom to..." pull down menu in the upper right corner of screen to choose a named area of interest. Or use the zoom tool to drag a box around the area you want to fill your screen

2) Select Active Layer: Click the dot next to the layer you wish to use to answer your question. For instance, Parcels for ownership information or Zoning for land-use information.

3) Select Tool: choose the "tool" from the upper left corner of the screen. Holding the pointer over a tool will describe it’s use, click here for a full description of each tool.

4) Complete action: depending on the tool you choose, your question can be answered by clicking an area or filling in the required information.

5) Continue: Choose another layer, or Tool, or change visible layers, or area of interest. The map is interactive and several layers are linked to additional information that can be access using the proper tool.

Locating an Address or Parcel

Locate Address: click this tool and fill in the box. The zip code can be important if the road name has been used on more than one road in the county.

A pop-up box is displayed with all possibilities of that address. If you click on the blue number of the closest choice in the box that pops up, it will zoom in closer to your chosen address.

The map will center on a dot, labeled with the address. This is the approximate point where the driveway leaves the road.

To remove the dot, click the Clear Selection Tool button.

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Locating a Parcel by Assessor Parcel Number:

Type parcel number into Zoom to Parcel box at bottom of screen, and click Go button. (The enter key will not work.)
If the parcel exists on the map, the parcel info. will show in a data window, the map will center on the parcel, and it will be highlighted in yellow.
(Note that in some cases, the parcel is split, and the parcel will appear 2 or more times in the list. To highlight and zoom to the parcel, click on one of the small blue numbers in the "Rec" column, as in the address example above. After the parcel highlights, you can go back and click the other record to highlight the rest of the parcel.)
To remove the yellow highlighting, click the Clear Selection Tool button.

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Assessor Records for a parcel:

To obtain assessor information by typing the parcel number, repeat the first step above.
When the data window opens, click the 12 digit blue number in the "PNUM" column.

Another window comes up with information about the chosen parcel. For more details, click the TAX HISTORY and SALES HISTORY buttons at the bottom of the page.

To obtain assessor information by selecting parcel graphically from the map: zoom in to your area of interest, until you see parcel lines.
On the Layer List, scroll down to Parcels, and click the round button to make that layer active .
Select the Hyperlink from Active Layer tool, and click on the parcel for which you want assessor information.
Another window comes up with information about the chosen parcel. For more details, click the TAX HISTORY and SALES HISTORY buttons at the bottom of the page.

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Assessor Parcel Map:

Zoom In to your area of interest (at least 1:12,000 scale)
On the Layer List, scroll down to Assessor Map Images, and click the square button to make that layer visible. and refresh the map.

A scanned image of the Assessor Map will be superimposed on any other visible map layers.

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Zoning Summary: (for a location within the County’s Zoning jurisdiction)

Zoom In to your area of interest (at least far enough in to see the zoning layer)

On the Layer List, scroll down to Zoning and click the round button to make that layer active .
Select the Hyperlink from Active Layer tool and click anywhere in the zone for which you want the summary.

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Printing a Map:

To print the map image, the built-in printing doesn't work very well, so we recommend you do one of the following:

Right click on the map, and choose " copy", then open any application that will print an image (Word, Photoshop, Paint, Irfanview, etc) and "paste". Then print from that application.
Right click on the map, and choose "save picture as" and choose a file location and either accept the default name, or give it a more recognizable one. Then you can then open that file with any image viewing or editing software, incorporate it into a document, or print it.

For even more tricks, tips and more thorough explanations, click here or on the Help page "Map Feature and Function Help".