The same grounded intelligence serves everyone who touches land use — from the public counter to the applicant's desk.
Answer setback, height, and permitted-use questions in seconds instead of digging through the code.
Pull a parcel's zoning, hazards, and full permit history by APN in a single click.
Run pre-application due diligence — ADU eligibility, SB 9 splits, development potential — before you submit.
Ask plain-English questions about your property 24/7 — no counter visit, no phone hold.
Get the exact ordinance section behind every answer — auditable, never hallucinated.
Screen sites for feasibility with plain-language guidance that lowers barriers to development — fewer incomplete applications and less applicant frustration mean more local investment moves forward instead of stalling.
No multi-month integration project. We do the heavy lifting — your team reviews and launches.
This covers OpenCivic's own technical rollout — your jurisdiction's procurement, legal, and security review happens on your own timeline, alongside or before it.
We map your ordinance code, GIS layers, and permit system, and set up secure access.
Your code is ingested into the retrieval engine; GIS and records integrations are wired to your data.
Your team reviews answers in a private pilot; we tune retrieval and add verified responses for your top questions.
Go live for staff and the public — with an admin console, analytics, and a citation on every answer.