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Orange County · Board of Equalization & Review
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Regular meeting Tax rate and revaluation

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What's on this agenda

Ten property tax appeals scheduled before the Board of Equalization and Review at quarter-hour intervals from 1:00 PM at West Campus.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Ten appeals in 82 minutes, eight of them ending on a value the county had already revised downward and two on no change at all. As at the board's other 2025 sittings, none landed on the owner's own figure.

The grounds owners gave were varied: the age of a home, incorrect data on the property record card, a 1984 purchase price set against the 2024 tax value, an awkward floor plan, the condition of a house, the value of a neighbouring property, average annual increases in home prices, and estimates from real estate sources. Values ran from $97,100 to $1,306,900. The one decision that went beyond adopting a number reclassified a building's type to single family residence, which produced a revised value of $859,900.

Staff noted no meetings were scheduled for the week of 30 June to 4 July, and that the 10 July sitting would start at 2:30 PM.

How the votes went

Ten decisions, each on a motion and a second with no recorded opposition. Eight adopted the county's revised value, two left the assessment unchanged, and one of the eight also reclassified the building type.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (4)

Procedural · 2Public hearing · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. I Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. II Appeals Hearings
    Public hearing Tax rate and revaluation
    Ten appeals against the 2025 revaluation heard between 1:00 and 2:22 PM, on grounds including the age and condition of homes, incorrect property record data, a 1984 purchase price, an awkward floor plan, neighbouring property values and real estate estimates. Values ranged from $97,100 to $1,306,900. Eight ended on the county's revised figure, two on no change, and one of the eight also reclassified the building type to single family residence.
    Eight assessments revised downward on the county's own figures, two unchanged
  3. III Related Meeting Notes
    Staff or committee report
    No meetings the week of 30 June to 4 July. The 10 July meeting starts at 2:30 PM.
  4. IV Adjournment
    Procedural
    Adjourned 2:22 PM

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