California land intelligence
Parcel View use cases
Who Parcel View helps—and which screens matter first.
Updated 2026-08-29
Use cases
- Parcel screening for raw land buyers Raw land deals fail on access, septic, fire, flood, and zoning surprises. Screen public GIS early, then verify with planning and field studi…
- Screen a lot for ADU constraints Use GIS to spot flood, fire, slope, and overlay issues before designing an ADU. Confirm objective standards with the local ADU handout.
- Screen vineyard and ag parcels Ag land diligence includes zoning, Williamson Act, farmland mapping, water, and processing uses. GIS is the map layer—contracts and water ri…
- Screen horse and large-animal property Animal keeping depends on zoning animal standards, setbacks, water, manure/drainage, and sometimes HOA rules. Start with zone and parcel siz…
- Screen off-grid and rural utility parcels Off-grid dreams still need legal access, fire standards, septic/well feasibility, and zoning for dwellings. Isolation is not an exemption fr…
- First-pass screens before a lot split Subdivision feasibility depends on minimum lot size, access, utilities, map act procedures, and hazards. GIS flags constraints; planning con…