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1. How can I zoom in/out and pan the map?

Use the magnifying glasses and multidirectional arrow in the Toolbar Menu. You can also use the slider navigation bar or your mouse scroll wheel.

2. How can I turn layers on and off?

The Sidebar Menu displays the Table of Contents. Check on/off the layers you wish to display. Use the radio buttons to toggle between the base maps.

3. How can I search for a property?

Expand the Queries panel in the Sidebar menu. Enter a 13 digit account number with no spaces or characters (3315292100000) OR the house number, street direction, street name, and suffix in their individual boxes.

4. What is my property’s account number?

Property account numbers are unique 13 digit numbers that the Lancaster County GIS department assigns to each property for identification. Property owners may be able to determine their property’s account number by referring to their deed. If the deed does not contain an account number, then an individual can refer to the Property Assessment Search site to help determine an account number. It is also possible to use LanCo View’s map and selection tools to acquire a property’s account number.
Property Assessment Search

5. Why do I get 'no records found' when I search for an address?

First, ensure you have entered the House Number, Direction, Street Name, and Street Suffix in their separate boxes. If no results are returned, try leaving the Direction and Street Suffix boxes blank.

Please keep in mind that often times an individual’s mailing address may not be the same as the property address. This most commonly occurs when there are multiple dwellings on a single property (ex. apartment complexes, commercial strip malls, industrial parks, and more). Generally, a property’s address will be the lowest numerical mailing address contained in that property. If you are unable to determine the correct property address, then it may be necessary to manually search for the parcel using the map and selection tools.

6. Why does the address search return more than one result?

The address search function queries all the properties in Lancaster County to determine matches based on the house number and street name provided by the user. Therefore, it is possible, and often likely, that an address search will return multiple results. This is due to a couple of factors:

1. To start, identical street addresses may exist throughout the county, provided they are in different municipalities. For example, enter 102 for the house number and Sunrise for the street name; you will see in the results that there is a 102 Sunrise Ave. in both Elizabeth Township and Manheim Township.
2. Another circumstance that may lead to multiple search results would be when a house number and street name occur with a variety of street prefixes, types, and suffixes. An example would be to search for a house number of 200 and a street name of Second. The search results for this query would be 200 S Second St. and 200 E Second Ave. two very different addresses that share a common house number and street name.

When multiple results are returned, the user will then have the ability to scroll through the matches in the search result window. By examining the address and municipality fields, users can quickly identify their desired property from the list.

7. Why can I not view owner names?

In order to comply with the Right to Know law relating to law enforcement officers home addresses, owner name information is not available on LanCo View.

8. Why am I unable to view property dimensions?

The property dimensions are scale dependent. The check box for property dimensions will only activate if the scale bar has a value of 200 feet or less in the map view. If you do check the box and then zoom out past 200 feet the dimensions will disappear.

9. How can I print a map?

From the Toolbar menu along the top of the page, click on the printer icon. You can add a title, select the layers to include in the legend and add comments. Three types of output formats exist; HTML, PDF, and Flash Paper. Use the HTML format to quickly generate a map for printing. Use the PDF option if you want to save the map to a file.

10. How do I measure things on the map?

Both distance and area can be measured on the map using the Measure Line or Measure Area tools within the Query/Info dropdown.

To measure distance select the Measure Line tool from the Tools menu and then click two points on the map. Additional mouse clicks will continue the measurement line. Both the segment and total distance will be displayed in a separate window. Double click to stop the measurement. The linear measurement units can be changed during measurement and there are many to choose from.

The Measure Area tool will report both area and perimeter. Similar to linear measure, click the Measure Area tool and then click on the map. Each click will define a measure area. A minimum of 3 points will be needed to define the area. You will see the polygon take shape with each click. The measure results window will update with each click. Similar to line measurement, units can be changed for reporting the perimeter and area.

11. Where is the survey monuments layer?

The monuments have been moved to a separate map.

12. Who can I contact with questions pertaining to the flood plain line?

Your first stop should be your municipality or FEMA. We can not handle discrepancies about the flood plain line decisions. The FEMA public affairs office should get any calls at 215-931-5614. You can also get information on the FEMA website. The flood plain lines in LanCo View are representations; they are not survey grade, nor can they be used for legal purposes FEMA

13. My neighbor’s building is on my property, can I take any action?

If there is a question about the GIS positioning of a parcel boundary, a GIS mapping technician will use a recorded deed and/or subdivision plan to determine if any corrections need to be made in the GIS data.

The GIS parcel lines are merely representations of the legal description found in the respective deed, and are shown for illustrative purposes only. The actual position and location of property lines on the ground should be determined by a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.