Property research and records

Clark County has several tools to help you learn more about your property.

• Maps Online - see below
• Public records requests

Maps Online

Maps Online can answer many of your mapping and property information questions. It is also integrated with Community Development's permitting system, so you can see permits that have been issued for a particular property. Instructions for these and other features are available below.

Maps Online is brought to you by the Geographical Information Systems department. For questions or comments about Maps Online or the Property Information Center, contact GIS at their technical support line 564.397.4652.

• Parcel information found in the Property Information Center
• Find zoning and setbacks
• Find development proposals near a specific property and permit numbers for projects
• View maps of your property

Parcel information found in Property Information Center

You can find the jurisdiction, permits, year built, parcel number, and other details.

• Go to Maps Online.
• Click on the Find Parcel button. This is the second button in the orange bar at the top of the page.
• On the left side of the screen, enter your tax parcel number, house number or street address. Partial addresses are okay. You will see a list of possible matches. Click on the one you are interested in.
• Maps Online will zoom to the property you select.
• On the left side of the screen, click on the Property Information Center link. A pop-up window will appear.
• Within the pop-up window there are links to many different types of information about the property you are researching.

Find Zoning and Setbacks

• Use the Property Information Center (see Parcel information found in Property Information Center instructions above) to find information on your property.
• On the top of the left hand column in the pop-up window you will see your zoning. Click on Codes which will take you to the Title 40: Unified Development Code web page.
• Scroll down to the Land Use Districts section. Click on the section number that relates to your zone.
• Click on the Compile Chapter button.
• Scroll down to the section about setbacks. You will see a table that will tell you the setbacks for the zone for your property.

Be aware that environmental conditions and the Wildland Urban Interface may affect your setbacks. Use the view maps of your property instructions below to view these areas and see if they affect your property.

Find development proposals near a specific property and permit numbers for projects

• Go to Maps Online.
• Click on the Find Parcel button. This is the second button in the orange bar at the top of the page.
• On the left side of the screen, enter your tax parcel number, house number or street address. Partial addresses are okay. You will see a list of possible matches. Click on the one you are interested in.
• Maps Online will zoom to the property you select.
• Click on the Map Site button. This is the first button in the orange bar at the top of the page. Select Permits and Site Plans.
• Click the check boxes under Layers to see different types of permits.
• Click on the Show Legend button under Map Layers to help identify symbols on the map.
• For parcel specific information, click on the Info icon (Identify tool) on the white bar and then click on the Info icon (Identify tool) to the left of the type of permits you are interested in viewing in the layers window. Next click on the symbol shown on the parcel that you are interested in and the parcel specific information will appear on the left side of the screen.
• If you have the Info icon (Identify tool) selected next to “development permits”, but you click on a building permit on the map, a “no data” message will appear. Make sure that the Info icon (Identify tool) your have selected for the type of permit you are trying to view corresponds with the permit symbol on the parcel map.
• Blue text in the permit list is a link to additional information. Permit numbers can be used in our Permit Status tool to see activity related to the permit. The FIL number is used to identify paper files, microfilm and scanned files for the permit.

View maps of your property

• Go to Maps Online.
• Click on the Find Parcel button. This is the second button in the orange bar at the top of the page.
• On the left side of the screen, enter your tax parcel number, house number or street address. Partial addresses are okay. You will see a list of possible matches. Click on the one you are interested in.
• Maps Online will zoom to the property you select.
• Click on the Map Sites button. This is the first button in the orange bar at the top of the page. Select the Map Layer you would like to see.
• Click on the Show Legend button under Map Layers to help identify symbols on the map.
• Click on the check boxes under Map Layers to see different attributes.
• For parcel specific information, click on the Info icon (Identify tool) on the white bar and then click on the Info icon (Identify tool) next to the attribute you are interested in viewing. Next click on the parcel that you are interested in and the parcel specific information will appear on the left side of the screen.
• The attribute the Info icon (Identify tool) is highlighted next to in the Maps Layers list is the information you will get when you click on a parcel.