{"id":"tujunga","type":"city-resource","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga","json":"https://realestateworks.com/api/cities/tujunga","name":"Tujunga","state":"California","county":"Los Angeles County","fips":"0644000","landSqMi":469.49,"incorporation":"Community of the City of Los Angeles. LA Recreation and Parks' Bolton Hall history records that Tujunga incorporated in 1925 and was annexed to Los Angeles in 1932. Not a separate municipality today.","government":"City of Los Angeles; Mayor and City Council. LA City Planning lists the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan in Council District 7 and the North Valley Area Planning Commission. Zoning comes from LA City Planning under the Sunland-Tujunga-Lake View Terrace-Shadow Hills-East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan; permits from LADBS. The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council is an advisory body set up in 2003.","cityHall":"Los Angeles City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The Neighborhood Council posts its agendas at North Valley City Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, CA 91042.","reviewedAt":"2026-10-15","brokerage":{"name":"Sidney Manzo – RE/MAX Dream Properties","licensee":"Sidney Manzo, CA DRE #01108914, licensed in California","relationship":"The brokerage publishes a city resource and offers licensed real-estate advisory. Reading the page does not itself authorize a listing or create a listing agreement."},"overview":["Tujunga is a foothill community of the City of Los Angeles in the northeast San Fernando Valley, between the Verdugo Hills and the San Gabriel Mountains. LA City Planning places it in the Sunland-Tujunga-Lake View Terrace-Shadow Hills-East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan Area, Council District 7.","Foothill Boulevard is the commercial spine and is governed by the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan. Residential streets climb north toward Big Tujunga Canyon Road and the Angeles National Forest edge, and fall south toward the 210.","The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, set up in 2003, carries residents' views to City departments. It is advisory; it does not issue permits."],"history":["LA Recreation and Parks' history of Bolton Hall records that settlers known as the Little Landers moved onto acre and half-acre lots in 1913, that Tujunga incorporated in 1925 with Bolton Hall as its city hall, and that the town was annexed to Los Angeles in 1932.","The City declared Bolton Hall Historic-Cultural Monument No. 2 in 1962. It now houses a museum of Sunland-Tujunga history on Commerce Avenue."],"market":[],"employers":[{"name":"LAUSD — Verdugo Hills High School","industry":"Public education","location":"10625 Plainview Avenue, Tujunga, CA 91042","inCity":true,"notes":"Verdugo Hills High School is a Los Angeles Unified campus. School assignment depends on the address; confirm it with LAUSD's Resident School Identifier.","sourceIds":["tjgVhhs","tjgLausdRsi"]}],"neighborhoods":[{"hero":"/images/hero-tujunga.jpg","heroAlt":"Foothill street below the San Gabriel Mountains — illustrative, not a documented Tujunga address","listingAliases":["Foothill Blvd Tujunga"],"overview":["LA City Planning lists the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan for the Sunland-Tujunga-Lake View Terrace-Shadow Hills-East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan Area. The Neighborhood Council posts its agendas at North Valley City Hall on the corridor."],"character":["The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council's region lines use Foothill Boulevard from Wentworth Street east to the City of Los Angeles boundary, with Mount Gleason Avenue and Commerce Avenue meeting the boulevard as region edges.","The Council posts its agendas at North Valley City Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., and meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Its site notes it has no office while the building is remodeled. The board has 21 elected seats, including eight region representatives, and an annual $42,000 Neighborhood Council Funding budget.","Recreation and Parks' Bolton Hall history records that the City built a new municipal building on Foothill Boulevard, after which the stone hall on Commerce Avenue was boarded up in 1957."],"homes":["Commercial frontage with residential and multi-unit parcels on the blocks behind it."],"distinction":["Pull the ZIMAS profile before pricing a corridor parcel: the Specific Plan can shape what a buyer may build. Confirm uses with City Planning before marketing a future use."],"forOwners":"Pull the ZIMAS profile before pricing a corridor parcel: the Specific Plan can shape what a buyer may build. Confirm uses with City Planning before marketing a future use.","living":["Errands and City offices, including North Valley City Hall, cluster along the corridor."],"faqs":[{"q":"Does the Specific Plan affect a house behind Foothill?","a":"Only if the parcel is inside the plan boundary. ZIMAS lists the Specific Plans that apply to each parcel; check the address rather than the street name."}],"slug":"tujunga-foothill-corridor","name":"Foothill Boulevard corridor (Tujunga)","kind":"commercial-corridor","location":"Foothill Boulevard through Tujunga, including North Valley City Hall at 7747 Foothill Blvd.","boundaries":"Covered by LA City Planning's Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan. Parcel rules come from zoning and the Specific Plan as shown on ZIMAS.","notes":"LA City Planning lists the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan for the Sunland-Tujunga-Lake View Terrace-Shadow Hills-East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan Area. The Neighborhood Council posts its agendas at North Valley City Hall on the corridor.","housing":"Commercial frontage with residential and multi-unit parcels on the blocks behind it.","selling":"Pull the ZIMAS profile before pricing a corridor parcel: the Specific Plan can shape what a buyer may build. Confirm uses with City Planning before marketing a future use.","sourceIds":["tjgFoothillSp","tjgZimas","tjgStnc","tjgBoltonHall"],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/neighborhoods/tujunga-foothill-corridor"},{"hero":"/images/hero-tujunga.jpg","heroAlt":"Foothill street below the San Gabriel Mountains — illustrative, not a documented Tujunga address","listingAliases":["Commerce Ave","Old Tujunga"],"overview":["Bolton Hall, built in 1913 for the Little Landers colony and later Tujunga's city hall, is City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 2 and a museum run with LA Recreation and Parks."],"character":["LA Recreation and Parks' history of Bolton Hall says settlers moved onto acre and half-acre lots in 1913, calling themselves Little Landers, and that land developer Marshall Hartranft donated five lots and financed a meeting house. George Harris designed it from rocks gathered from local hillsides and Tujunga Wash.","The hall was the colony's clubhouse and held the second public library in the San Fernando Valley. It became Tujunga's City Hall after the 1925 incorporation and housed City of Los Angeles departments after the 1932 annexation. It was boarded up in 1957, declared City Historical Monument No. 2 in 1962, and reopened as a museum in December 1980."],"homes":["Older single-family homes on irregular lots that trace back to the colony's acre and half-acre parcels."],"distinction":["Age and lot shape drive the file here. Pull LADBS records for additions and check whether any historic designation applies to the parcel itself on ZIMAS."],"forOwners":"Age and lot shape drive the file here. Pull LADBS records for additions and check whether any historic designation applies to the parcel itself on ZIMAS.","living":["According to Recreation and Parks, the restored hall holds a meeting room and museum, a research library, and offices for the Little Landers Historical Society and the Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce. Commerce Avenue runs north from Foothill and becomes Seven Hills Place, a line the Neighborhood Council uses between regions."],"faqs":[{"q":"Is my house historic because it is near Bolton Hall?","a":"Not by proximity. A designation attaches to a specific property; ZIMAS shows any that apply to your parcel."}],"slug":"commerce-avenue-historic-core","name":"Commerce Avenue and Bolton Hall","kind":"civic-district","location":"Commerce Avenue north of Foothill, around Bolton Hall at 10110 Commerce Ave.","boundaries":"Named for a City landmark. It is not a historic district boundary or a parcel boundary.","notes":"Bolton Hall, built in 1913 for the Little Landers colony and later Tujunga's city hall, is City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 2 and a museum run with LA Recreation and Parks.","housing":"Older single-family homes on irregular lots that trace back to the colony's acre and half-acre parcels.","selling":"Age and lot shape drive the file here. Pull LADBS records for additions and check whether any historic designation applies to the parcel itself on ZIMAS.","sourceIds":["tjgBoltonHall","tjgStnc","tjgLadbsRecords","tjgZimas"],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/neighborhoods/commerce-avenue-historic-core"},{"hero":"/images/hero-tujunga.jpg","heroAlt":"Foothill street below the San Gabriel Mountains — illustrative, not a documented Tujunga address","listingAliases":["North of Foothill Tujunga","Tujunga hills"],"overview":["LA County Public Works' debris basin layer shows basins, including Blanchard, Zachau and Denivelle, at canyon mouths in the Tujunga foothills. LAFD sets brush-clearance rules for parcels in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone."],"character":["LAFD requires owners in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone to keep native brush, weeds, grass and trees cleared within 200 feet of structures and 10 feet of combustible fences and driveways. Grass is cut to 3 inches, trees over 18 feet keep foliage at least 6 feet off the ground, branches stay 10 feet from a chimney outlet, and roofs keep 5 feet of vertical clearance. Clearance cannot be done on red flag days.","County Public Works says debris basins sit at canyon mouths to catch sediment, gravel, boulders and vegetation washed out in storms. Clean-outs can take from two days to several months, and the dump trucks use local streets as haul routes."],"homes":["Single-family homes on sloping, often large lots; driveways, retaining walls and access vary street by street."],"distinction":["Check the parcel's fire zone on ZIMAS, gather brush-clearance and inspection records, and document drainage features before listing. Slope and access belong in the comparable set."],"forOwners":"Check the parcel's fire zone on ZIMAS, gather brush-clearance and inspection records, and document drainage features before listing. Slope and access belong in the comparable set.","living":["Trailheads and canyon views are close; so are brush-clearance and storm-season questions buyers raise."],"faqs":[{"q":"Is every hillside home in Tujunga in a fire zone?","a":"Not necessarily. Zone status is set parcel by parcel; ZIMAS and the Natural Hazard Disclosure report it. Check the address rather than the area name."}],"slug":"tujunga-hillside-streets","name":"Hillside streets north of Foothill","kind":"geographic-area","location":"The slopes north of Foothill Boulevard toward Big Tujunga Canyon Road and the Angeles National Forest edge","boundaries":"Described from the Neighborhood Council's northern region lines, which follow Big Tujunga Canyon Road, the residential lots on Dellmont Drive, Linda View Place and Seven Hills Place. It is not a City zoning or parcel boundary.","notes":"LA County Public Works' debris basin layer shows basins, including Blanchard, Zachau and Denivelle, at canyon mouths in the Tujunga foothills. LAFD sets brush-clearance rules for parcels in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.","housing":"Single-family homes on sloping, often large lots; driveways, retaining walls and access vary street by street.","selling":"Check the parcel's fire zone on ZIMAS, gather brush-clearance and inspection records, and document drainage features before listing. Slope and access belong in the comparable set.","sourceIds":["tjgStnc","tjgDebrisGis","tjgDebrisBasins","tjgLafdBrush","tjgZimas"],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/neighborhoods/tujunga-hillside-streets"},{"hero":"/images/hero-tujunga.jpg","heroAlt":"Foothill street below the San Gabriel Mountains — illustrative, not a documented Tujunga address","listingAliases":["Plainview","South of Foothill Tujunga"],"overview":["Verdugo Hills High School is a Los Angeles Unified high school on Plainview Avenue. The Neighborhood Council's southern region runs between Foothill Boulevard and the 210."],"character":["The Neighborhood Council's southern region runs from Wentworth Street east along Foothill Boulevard to the City of Los Angeles boundary, then back west along the center of the 210 Freeway.","The Council lists its neighbors as the Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council (Lakeview Terrace, Shadow Hills and La Tuna Canyon), Sun Valley and Pacoima. To the east are Glendale's Far North Glendale Homeowners Council and the Crescenta Valley Town Council for unincorporated La Crescenta.","LA Housing's Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally covers rental units built on or before October 1, 1978, so an older duplex or small apartment building near Foothill can come with RSO rules for existing tenants. Confirm coverage for the address with LA Housing."],"homes":["Single-family streets on gentler grades, with some multi-unit parcels nearer Foothill."],"distinction":["School assignment is set by address; confirm it with LAUSD's Resident School Identifier for the exact address. Older rentals may fall under the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance."],"forOwners":"School assignment is set by address; confirm it with LAUSD's Resident School Identifier for the exact address. Older rentals may fall under the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance.","living":["School traffic peaks at the start and end of the day; freeway access is a short drive south."],"faqs":[{"q":"Does living near Verdugo Hills High decide the school assignment?","a":"No. LAUSD sets assignment by address. Confirm it with the district's Resident School Identifier before describing it in marketing."}],"slug":"plainview-verdugo-hills","name":"Plainview Avenue and Verdugo Hills High","kind":"civic-district","location":"South of Foothill Boulevard toward the 210, around Verdugo Hills High School at 10625 Plainview Ave.","boundaries":"Named for an LAUSD campus. It is not an attendance boundary or a parcel boundary.","notes":"Verdugo Hills High School is a Los Angeles Unified high school on Plainview Avenue. The Neighborhood Council's southern region runs between Foothill Boulevard and the 210.","housing":"Single-family streets on gentler grades, with some multi-unit parcels nearer Foothill.","selling":"School assignment is set by address; confirm it with LAUSD's Resident School Identifier for the exact address. Older rentals may fall under the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance.","sourceIds":["tjgVhhs","tjgLausdRsi","tjgStnc","tjgRso"],"url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/neighborhoods/plainview-verdugo-hills"}],"sellerResources":[{"kind":"probate","title":"How does a probate home sale work in Tujunga?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/probate"},{"kind":"inherited-property","title":"Should I keep, rent or sell an inherited Tujunga house?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/inherited-property"},{"kind":"foreclosure-help","title":"Can I sell my Tujunga house before foreclosure?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/foreclosure-help"},{"kind":"short-sale-help","title":"How does a short sale work in Tujunga?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/short-sale-help"},{"kind":"sell-as-is","title":"Can I sell my Tujunga house as-is?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/sell-as-is"},{"kind":"downsizing","title":"How do I downsize from my Tujunga home?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/downsizing"},{"kind":"relocation","title":"How do I sell my Tujunga house when I am relocating?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/relocation"},{"kind":"1031-exchange","title":"Can I sell a Tujunga rental through a 1031 exchange?","url":"https://realestateworks.com/cities/tujunga/1031-exchange"}],"amenities":[{"title":"Bolton Hall Museum","body":"LA Recreation and Parks lists Bolton Hall Historical Museum at 10110 Commerce Ave., Tujunga 91042, City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 2, open weekend afternoons. A landmark is not a ranking of nearby houses.","sourceIds":["tjgBoltonHall"]},{"title":"Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council","body":"The Neighborhood Council, set up in 2003, meets monthly and advises City departments on local issues. It does not issue permits.","sourceIds":["tjgStnc"]},{"title":"Verdugo Hills High School","body":"An LAUSD high school at 10625 Plainview Ave. Assignment is by address through the district.","sourceIds":["tjgVhhs","tjgLausdRsi"]}],"housing":["Tujunga is mostly single-family housing on lots of uneven size, a pattern that traces back to the colony's acre and half-acre parcels. Product type, lot and permitted work still vary by parcel.","A hillside lot above Foothill, an older home near Commerce Avenue and a rental near Plainview are three different marketing files."],"faqs":[{"q":"How do I sell my house in Tujunga?","a":"Start with a property-specific review of the address: slope, lot, living area, condition, LADBS permit history and recent comparable sales. Then pull the ZIMAS profile and assemble disclosures, including the Natural Hazard Disclosure. Sidney Manzo, Agent, CA DRE #01108914, in real estate since 1990, can discuss pricing, preparation and marketing. A conversation is not a listing agreement."},{"q":"Is Tujunga its own city?","a":"No. Tujunga incorporated in 1925 and was annexed to Los Angeles in 1932, per LA Recreation and Parks' Bolton Hall history. Zoning comes from LA City Planning and permits from LADBS."},{"q":"How much is my Tujunga home worth?","a":"No community-wide number prices one property. A useful figure starts with the parcel's location, slope, lot, living area, condition, permits and recent comparable sales. A property-specific review is advisory and is not an appraisal."},{"q":"What transfer tax applies when I sell in Tujunga?","a":"Tujunga is in the City of Los Angeles. The County documentary transfer tax is $1.10 per $1,000 of value, and the City adds $2.25 per $500. Under Measure ULA, the City's Office of Finance lists an additional 4% for sales over $5,400,000 and under $10,900,000 and 5.5% at $10,900,000 or more, for transactions closing after June 30, 2026. Ask your escrow officer or a real estate attorney who pays the transfer tax under your purchase contract. Escrow confirms the figure."},{"q":"Do I need a defensible space inspection to sell?","a":"If the parcel is in a High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Civil Code 1102.19 in most cases calls for documentation of defensible space compliance at sale, or a written buyer agreement to obtain it. LAFD's brush-clearance rules also apply in the City's Very High zone. This is general information, not legal advice."},{"q":"Does requesting a home-value review create a listing agreement?","a":"No. A conversation, a form submission or a review does not create a listing agreement or agency relationship. A listing is established only by a signed California agreement."}],"sources":[{"id":"tjgBoltonHall","label":"LA Recreation and Parks — Bolton Hall Historical Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave., Tujunga 91042 (history: 1913 Little Landers colony, 1925 incorporation, 1932 annexation to Los Angeles; Council District 7)","url":"https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/historic/bolton-hall-historical-museum","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgStnc","label":"Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council — About Us (formed under the City Charter, 2003; boundaries; agendas posted at North Valley City Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga)","url":"https://www.stnc.org/page/viewPage/about-us","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgFoothillSp","label":"Los Angeles City Planning — Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan (Sunland-Tujunga-Lake View Terrace-Shadow Hills-East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan Area; Council District 7)","url":"https://planning.lacity.gov/plans-policies/overlays/foothill-boulevard-corridor","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgZimas","label":"Los Angeles City Planning — ZIMAS parcel profile (zoning, specific plans, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone)","url":"https://zimas.lacity.org/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgLadbs","label":"Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS)","url":"https://www.ladbs.org/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgLadbsRecords","label":"LADBS — Online building records","url":"https://ladbs.org/services/check-status/online-building-records","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgLafdBrush","label":"Los Angeles Fire Department — Brush clearance requirements (VHFHSZ; 200 feet of structures; L.A.M.C. 57.4906.5.2)","url":"https://www.lafd.org/fire-prevention/brush/brush-clearance-requirements","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgUla","label":"City of Los Angeles Office of Finance — Measure ULA FAQ (thresholds and rates for sales closing after June 30, 2026; base City documentary transfer tax $2.25 per $500)","url":"https://finance.lacity.gov/faq/measure-ula","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgDtt","label":"LA County Registrar-Recorder — Documentary Transfer Tax (County rate; cities with their own rates)","url":"https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/documentary-transfer-taxes/general-info","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgAssessorPortal","label":"Los Angeles County Assessor — Property Assessment Information System","url":"https://portal.assessor.lacounty.gov/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgVhhs","label":"Verdugo Hills High School (LAUSD), 10625 Plainview Ave., Tujunga 91042","url":"https://verdugohillshs.lausd.org/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgLausdRsi","label":"LAUSD — Resident School Identifier (school assignment by address)","url":"https://rsi.lausd.net/ResidentSchoolIdentifier/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgDebrisGis","label":"LA County Public Works GIS — Debris Basins layer (Blanchard, Zachau, Denivelle and other Tujunga foothill basins)","url":"https://dpw.gis.lacounty.gov/dpw/rest/services/SWPD_Watersheds/MapServer/24","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgDebrisBasins","label":"LA County Public Works — Sediment Management: Debris Basins","url":"https://pw.lacounty.gov/core-service-areas/water-resources/sediment/debris-basins/","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgFhsz","label":"Office of the State Fire Marshal — Fire Hazard Severity Zones","url":"https://www.fire.ca.gov/osfm/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgCiv110219","label":"California Civil Code § 1102.19 (defensible space documentation at sale)","url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1102.19","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgCiv11032","label":"California Civil Code § 1103.2 (Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement)","url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1103.2","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgRso","label":"LA Housing Department — Rent Stabilization Ordinance overview (generally rental units built on or before October 1, 1978)","url":"https://housing.lacity.gov/residents/rso-overview","accessed":"2026-10-15"},{"id":"tjgCrfFlexmls","label":"","url":"","accessed":"2026-10-15","notes":""}],"disclaimer":"Informational only. Not an appraisal. Not legal, tax, or foreclosure advice. Statistics are third-party snapshots for the dates shown."}