South Lake Tahoe, CA land: fire, flood and farmland maps
South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County. South Lake Tahoe doesn’t publish its parcel records openly yet, so this page shows only what statewide public maps say about the area.
California 2026-27 taxes: bills go out by November 1; first installment due by December 10, 2026, second by April 12, 2027; assessment appeals open until November 30, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Sources: California Revenue and Taxation Code 2617, 2618, 2619 and 1603; the State Board of Equalization’s 2026 appeal filing periods. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Fire hazard
- 86% of South Lake Tahoe's land is mapped in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone (75.7% Very High, 5.9% High, 4.4% Moderate; CAL FIRE maps: SRA effective 2024-04-01, LRA dated 2025-03-24). A Fire Hazard Severity Zone is CAL FIRE's hazard map, not a risk score or an insurance rating. CAL FIRE does not map federal land (national forests and parks) in these zones, and Local Responsibility Area maps take effect when the city or county adopts them by ordinance.
- Official map: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Flood zones
- 17.7% of South Lake Tahoe's land is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area; FEMA's flood map covers 100% of it. A Special Flood Hazard Area is FEMA's 1%-annual-chance flood zone.
Farmland (state map, 2022)
- Not mapped: 100%
Groundwater basins
- Tahoe Valley – Tahoe South (6-005.01): 83.1% of the land; SGMA 2019 priority: Medium
- Groundwater Sustainability Agencies: South Tahoe Public Utility District GSA, El Dorado County Water Agency GSA
SB 35 streamlining
- South Lake Tahoe: the state's SB 35 determination is "10 percent". It says which share of a qualifying housing project's units must be affordable for streamlined approval; check with the city or county.
Housing Element sites
- 141 sites listed in SOUTH LAKE TAHOE's Housing Element inventory (capacity listed: 697 homes). A listed site is the jurisdiction's own plan, not a permit or an approval.
Opportunity Map (2026)
- Moderate Resource: 66.3% of the land
- High Resource: 33.7% of the land
Check with the source
- Earthquake fault zone (Alquist-Priolo): Check the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map. Link
- Liquefaction / landslide zone: Check the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map. Many areas have not been evaluated by the state. Link
- Williamson Act contract: Check with the county assessor or planning department whether the parcel is under a Williamson Act contract. Link
- Conservation easement: Check the California Conservation Easement Database and the county recorder. Link
More in El Dorado CountyIts other places
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
Sources
Sources: US Census cartographic county boundary 2024; TIGER/Line 2026 places; California Coastal Commission Coastal Zone boundary (Oct 22, 2019); DOC Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, Important Farmland 2022 (2022); CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones (SRA map effective Apr 1, 2024; LRA map dated Mar 24, 2025) (SRA Apr 1, 2024; LRA Mar 24, 2025); FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, October 8, 2026; DWR Bulletin 118 basins; DWR SGMA 2019 basin prioritization; DWR GSA boundaries (Bulletin 118 2025; SGMA 2019); HCD Housing Element sites inventory (Tables A and B); HCD SB 35 statewide determination (Jun 23, 2023); CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map 2026 (2025-12); Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, California Zoning.
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Housing Element sites inventory, Table A (via DGS) As reported by the jurisdiction in its adopted housing element; listing a site does not approve a project. California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), SB 35 statewide determination HCD's determination for the jurisdiction as published; a project's eligibility for streamlining is decided by the jurisdiction. California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and HCD, 2026 Opportunity Map Used by CTCAC to score tax-credit housing applications; it describes the census tract, not the parcel. California Department of Water Resources (DWR), SGMA 2019 basin prioritization DWR's basin priority under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; well rules are set by the local groundwater agency and county. Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California Zoning (New Classes) Zoning from the State of California's statewide zoning layer, provided as a public service for informational purposes only; it is not legal advice. Each jurisdiction's own zoning map governs.