An Assessor Office is responsible for appraising the taxable property in an area in order to calculate property taxes in La Plata County, Colorado. As part of this job, La Plata County Assessors maintain detailed county and local maps, including Geographic Information Science (GIS) data. These La Plata County GIS maps typically include property divisions, plots, buildings, property appraisal values, and property taxes. They may also include public property, parks, roads, place names, bodies of water, and other local geographical information, as well as flood zones, county zone lines, and school boundaries. These maps can be useful for a number of reasons, including buying and selling property. Assessors may provide online access to their La Plata County GIS data on their websites.
La Plata County Assessor's Office Durango CO PO Box 3339 81302 970-382-6235
A Town or City Hall provides municipal services for their town or city, including keeping vital records and maintaining documents on their jurisdiction such as maps with GIS data in La Plata County, Colorado. These GIS maps typically include property boundaries, real estate appraisal values, La Plata County property tax assessments, public property, and unclaimed parcels. The maps may also show place names, La Plata County zoning boundaries, bodies of water, and flood zones, as well as population and demographic information. Some Town and City Halls also maintain historical maps of their area. These maps are often available on the Town or City Hall website.
Bayfield Town Hall Bayfield CO 11 West Mill Street 81122 970-884-9544
Durango City Hall Durango CO 949 East 2nd Avenue 81301 970-375-5000
Ignacio Town Hall Ignacio CO 540 Goddard Avenue 81137 970-563-9494
A Clerk Office maintains public records for a county or local government, including GIS data in the form of maps. These GIS maps provide detailed information such as property boundaries, roads, public property, parks, and in some cases, population and demographic information. GIS data can also show La Plata County property value assessments, property taxes, flood zones, zoning boundaries, and earthquake zones, as well as place names, bodies of water, and other geographic information. Clerks may also have historic GIS maps from the USGS or other organizations. La Plata County GIS data is often accessible through the Clerk Office website.
Colorado Clerk Durango CO 1060 East 2nd Avenue 81301 970-247-2304
La Plata County Clerk Durango CO 98 Everett Street 81303 719-346-8133
La Plata County Clerk Bayfield CO 455 East Colorado Drive, Ste A 81122 970-884-9382
The Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency that provides engineering services, including managing ports and waterways, protecting against floods and storm damage, and maintaining public recreation areas in La Plata County, Colorado. The Army Corps of Engineers keeps La Plata County GIS maps that show navigable waters, tributaries, water depths, bridges, and ports, as well as information on flood zones, dams, and hydroelectric plants. GIS maps of Army Corps recreation areas can include bodies of water, shelters, campgrounds, elevations, and trails. These La Plata County maps may be available on the Army Corps of Engineers website.
Durango Army Corps of Engineers Durango CO 1970 East 3rd Avenue, 109 81301 970-259-1764
A Building Department creates and enforces building codes and zoning regulations in order to ensure the construction of safe buildings in La Plata County, Colorado. As part of that job, Building Departments maintain GIS data that can include La Plata County GIS maps on the topography, elevation, soil composition, and flood zones for the local area. This information can be important for adhering to building codes and meeting zoning rules. These GIS maps may also show La Plata County parcels, lots, subdivisions, and tracts of land, as well as sewers, public utilities, and other building hazards. GIS data may be available on the Building Department website.
Durango Building Department Durango CO 1474 Main Avenue 81301 970-375-4850
Durango Permits Durango CO 250 West 8th Street 81301 970-375-4960
A Recorder of Deeds keeps real estate documents to ensure the accuracy of property and land records in La Plata County, Colorado. In addition to filing deeds that provide information on property sales and transfers, Recorders of Deeds also have detailed county and local maps, including La Plata County GIS data. These maps can include property lines, building information, unclaimed parcels, property value assessments, and property tax information. They may also show La Plata County place names, flood zones, zoning boundaries, neighborhood lines, bodies of water, and other geographic information. The Recorder of Deeds may provide access to GIS data on its website.
La Plata County Recorder of Deeds Durango CO 98 Everett Street 81303 970-382-6281