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Researching Properties
The City of Richmond’s GIS system (available through their GIS web page) can offer you assistance in researching information concerning property owners, their addresses, and property assessments.
Follow These Important Steps From The GIS web page
- When you reach the site you will see the title: “Internet Applications”
- There will be 2 options: “Property Search” and “Webmapper”
- If you select the “Property Search” web page, follow these instructions:
- select the “unformatted address” option which will bring up a screen for you to type in your address.
- Type in the Street Number in the Street Number field and the Street Name (all lower caps and omitting street, avenue, etc.) Example: for East Broad Street type “broad” in the space provided.
- click on the “submit” button and your selection should appear in the “formatted address” screen. Click the “submit” button again and the Property Search page for that address will appear.
- Click on “details” for the Property Report on your selected address.
If you select “Webmapper” follow these instructions:
- Click on “Webmapper” and this will bring up a Topic Screen where the default selection is Property.
- Click on “submit / view” and this will bring up a map of Richmond
- Click on “find location” and this will bring up another query screen. Type in the address of the property you want to search. When finished entering the address, click “apply” this will bring up a Query Result Screen with an option to “view report”
- Click on “view report” and this will bring up a Property report and the map will refresh and zoom in on the parcel where the property is located. Please note when using the “Webmapper” application, you will have multiple windows open simultaneously. If you have questions or difficulty obtaining this information, contact A.C.O.R.N.