California coverage · Region

Southern California

The largest market, and the best building-height data in California.

6
county guides
1–2 ft
contours, on demand
2
setback tables drawn

Designing in the Southern California

Southern California counties fly their own LiDAR and publish the results, so this is where a base map arrives with measured building heights rather than a nominal box — LA County’s LARIAC, Orange County’s ridge-and-mean heights, San Diego’s LiDAR-derived outlines. It is also the region where water budgets bite hardest: MWELO compliance and turf-replacement rebates are a routine part of the scope rather than an afterthought.

6 counties, guide by guide

Each guide states exactly what resolves in that county, every layer cited to its source.

Setbacks, town by town

8 Southern California jurisdictions have their setback table transcribed from the adopted code. 2 have passed independent review, so their envelope is drawn on the plan; the rest ship cited on the export with an explicit “unverified” advisory and no lines.

drawn on the plan  ·  cited on the export, review pending

Fire, in the Southern California

Fire hazard here is a design constraint at the metropolitan scale. Orange County adds fuel-modification zones on top of the state maps, San Diego enforces a 50-ft Zone 1, and the 2024–25 CAL FIRE remap pulled new ground into designated zones across the region.

Water districts & rebates

Lawn-replacement rebate estimates are matched to the district serving the parcel. Across the Southern California that means Metropolitan Water District (SoCal Water$mart) · LADWP turf-replacement program · Long Beach Lawn-to-Garden · Municipal Water District of Orange County (SoCal Water$mart) · Irvine Ranch Water District · City of Santa Ana · San Diego County Water Authority · County Waterscape Rebate Program · Otay Water District · Helix Water District · Western Municipal Water District · Eastern Municipal Water District, and others.

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Free to search. The county, the jurisdiction and the zone all resolve from the parcel.

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