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Maricopa County vacant land

County seat Phoenix · 9,224 sq mi · 4,420,568 people (2020) · ADWR: Phoenix AMA; Harquahala INA (portion)

The Planning and Development Department regulates development only in unincorporated Maricopa County, and all permit applications are submitted online through Permit Center. The Treasurer's tax lien sale runs through RealAuction (maricopa.arizonataxsale.com) and state-held lien assignment/subtax purchasing opens in July.

Official portals

Assessor parcel searchmcassessor.maricopa.gov/

Owner of record, mailing address, legal description, acreage, full cash value, use code.

GIS / parcel mapdata-maricopa.opendata.arcgis.com/

Parcel lines on a map; often downloadable as a FeatureService or shapefile.

Treasurer tax lienstreasurer.maricopa.gov/TaxLienInformation/

Delinquent taxes, the February lien sale, and over-the-counter liens.

Planning & zoningwww.maricopa.gov/797/Planning-Development

Zoning districts, minimum lot sizes, what you can build and where.

Building permitswww.maricopa.gov/1629/Construction-Permit-Information

Permit applications, owner-builder rules, inspections.

Recorderrecorder.maricopa.gov/recording/document-search.html

Deeds, easements, plats and the Affidavit of Property Value (sale price).

Statewide: ADWR well registry (wells and reported depths) at azwater.gov · FEMA flood maps at msc.fema.gov · Arizona Corporation Commission entity search at ecorp.azcc.gov · Statutes at azleg.gov.

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