This layer contains Legal City boundaries within Los Angeles County. The Landbase is jointly maintained by the Los Angeles County Assessor and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works provides the most current shape file of these city boundaries for download at its https://egis-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/la-county-city-boundaries/explore?location=34.153321%2C-118.083123%2C9.49.

Note: This boundary layer will not line up with the Thomas Brothers® city layer.

Principal attributes include:

CITY_NAME: represents the city's name.

CITY_TYPE: may be used for definition queries; "Unincorporated" or "City".

FEAT_TYPE: contains the type of feature each polygon represents:

• Land - Use this value for your definition query if you want to see only land features on your map.

• Pier - One example is the Santa Monica Pier. Man-made features may be regarded as extensions of the coastline.

• Breakwater - Examples include the breakwater barriers that protect the Los Angeles Harbor.

• Water - Polygons with this attribute value represent internal navigable waters. Examples of internal waters are found in the Long Beach Harbor and in Marina del Rey.

• 3NM Buffer - Per the Submerged Lands Act, the seaward boundaries of coastal cities and unincorporated county areas are three nautical miles (a nautical mile is 1852 meters) from the coastline.

This product is for information purposes and should not be used for legal, engineering, or survey purposes. County assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.