Every city needs a Buildability™ layer.
Permitting systems record applications. Buildability™ helps cities understand what can actually be built on every parcel, what constraints apply, and what path to approval is likely — in seconds, not weeks.
Powered by GeoGov Intelligence AI — the parcel-level intelligence engine behind Buildability™.
Where the money goes
Staff time
Routine repeat calls: “What’s my zoning?” “Can I build an ADU?”
Deferred revenue
Every week a permit sits waiting is a week the city doesn’t collect its impact fees or property tax.
Developer carrying costs
Each month of feasibility delay is another month of holding costs on land the developer can’t break ground on.
Categories, not per-city dollar figures — the real number depends on your pipeline, staffing, and market. Ask us to model yours.
planning.yourcity.gov/zoning-lookup
Check what you can build
A resident types “742 Evergreen Terrace” on your planning page and gets an instant answer:
- Zoning
- R-1 Residential
- Flood Zone
- X (Low)
- Buildability
- High
- ADU Eligible
- Yes
Powered by Buildability™ · Live federal data
All 50 states covered.Every jurisdiction, every county — parcel identity via Regrid’s national coverage. Ready for your department today.
Your city is already making buildability decisions.Every single day.
The only question is whether those decisions are fast, consistent, auditable, and scalable.
Routine inquiries repeat daily
“Can I build an ADU?” “What’s my zoning?” “Is this in a flood zone?” — the same questions, every single day.
Staff time is your scarcest resource
Planner salaries are answering pre-application questions that don’t require professional judgment.
Most inquiries never become applications
A large share of pre-application calls never file for a permit. Staff hours spent, no revenue booked.
Applicant calls planning department
Staff pulls up GIS in one window
Cross-references zoning code PDFs
Checks overlay maps separately
Consults colleague about edge cases
Drafts email with interpretation
Applicant hires consultant for $3,500+
Total: days to weeks per inquiry
Days → Weeks
per feasibility question
Parcel entered or selected
Zoning, overlays, setbacks auto-retrieved
Constraints and triggers identified
Feasibility scored across 9 weighted factors
Plain-language explanation generated
Recommended next steps provided
Applicant self-serves preliminary answer
Total: 20 seconds
20 Seconds
per feasibility question
Where Does Your City Stand?
Seven questions determine your city's Buildability™ maturity level — and what peer cities are already doing differently.
The 7 questions
Can your staff tell an applicant what is likely buildable on a parcel in under 60 seconds?
Are zoning, overlays, setbacks, and review triggers unified in one interface?
Can applicants self-serve preliminary feasibility before submitting?
Does your permitting team rely on staff memory or PDFs to interpret rules?
Can leadership see where development demand is getting stuck?
Are your zoning overlays and constraints machine-readable?
Can your city provide consistent answers regardless of which staff member is asked?
The maturity ladder
Level 1 · Reactive
Staff interpret rules on the fly. Answers vary by person and day. Applicants wait weeks for basic feasibility.
Level 2 · Digitized but Fragmented
GIS exists but lives in a silo. Zoning code is online but not queryable. Staff still cross-reference multiple systems.
Level 3 · Workflow-Aware
Permitting is digitized. Some data flows between systems. But parcel-level intelligence is still manual interpretation.
Level 4 · Intelligence-Enabled
Parcel feasibility is partially automated. Self-service exists for some queries. Leadership has visibility into demand patterns.
Level 5 · Buildability™-Native
Every parcel has an intelligence layer. Applicants self-serve. Staff focus on complex cases. Decisions are fast, consistent, and auditable.
Systems of Record ≠ Systems of Understanding
Your permitting software tracks applications. Your GIS holds spatial data. But neither one can answer the question every applicant asks: “What can I actually build here?”
Permitting Systems
Track applications after submission. Cannot tell an applicant what is likely feasible before they apply.
Record what happenedGIS Platforms
Display spatial layers. Require staff to interpret overlaps between zoning, overlays, constraints, and code sections.
Show where things areBuildability™
Combines zoning, GIS, overlays, setbacks, and 9 weighted score factors into instant, parcel-level intelligence anyone can understand.
Explains what can be builtOne Platform. Every Department That Touches Land Use.
Buildability™ serves as the intelligence layer across your entire government operation.
Planning & Zoning
Self-service for routine zoning inquiries
Zoning eligibility self-service
Overlay & setback lookups
Pre-application screening
Building & Permitting
Applications that come in more complete
Code compliance pre-checks
Flood zone verification
Permit readiness scoring
Housing & Community Dev
Track housing production at parcel level
ADU/DADU eligibility mapping
Affordable housing overlay tracking
State mandate compliance
Economic Development
Faster answers for prospective developers
Site readiness scores for prospects
Buildable inventory for business attraction
Impact fee revenue projections
Emergency Management
Identify exposure before disaster strikes
FEMA flood zone mapping
Wildfire & seismic risk overlays
Resilience planning data
State Housing Agencies
Monitor city-level housing compliance
Parcel-level production tracking
ADU mandate monitoring (SB 9, HB 82)
Statewide buildable land inventory
Where staff time actually goes.
Routine questions
Zoning, ADU eligibility, flood zone — answered before the phone rings
What staff handle
Their time goes to the cases that need professional judgment
Turnaround per parcel
Live-sourced, cited to the underlying dataset
Every routine inquiry your widget answers is a phone call your planner didn’t take. The 90-day pilot measures the actual deflection rate for your city so you have your own number, not ours.
GeoGov Intelligence AI
Our GeoGov Intelligence AI engine turns zoning, GIS, overlays, and permitting logic into parcel-level intelligence.
Unified Data Stack
Zoning, overlays, flood zones, setbacks, environmental, wildfire, and more — unified per parcel.
Nine-Factor Scoring
Every parcel gets a Buildability Score™ computed from zoning, flood, seismic, soil, radon, wildfire, utility, terrain, and lot-geometry factors.
20-Second Analysis
What takes staff 20-30 minutes of manual lookup runs in about 20 seconds, sources queried live.
Government-Grade Sources
All data queried live from Census, FEMA, USGS, EPA, USDA, and local jurisdictions.
50-State Coverage
Works across all U.S. municipalities. No custom GIS integration required.
Audit-Ready
Every answer is traceable to source data. Consistent, explainable, and defensible.
Deploy Your Way
From a one-line embed to a full white-label portal — we meet your IT requirements.
Embeddable Widget
One line of code, custom-branded, zero IT lift
Matches your .gov site design
Mobile responsive
Analytics dashboard included
White-Label Portal
Your domain, your branding, full resident experience
Custom subdomain (zoning.yourcity.gov)
Full property reports
Staff admin panel
Custom Integrations
We connect to your existing permitting software as part of your deployment
Tyler Technologies compatible
Accela / OpenGov ready
Scoped and built with your IT team
Works With Your Existing Tech Stack
Works alongside the platforms your departments already use. No rip-and-replace.
Govineer Solutions
Caselle · Civic Systems · Black Mountain
Caselle Community Development
Permits, business licenses, code enforcement
Tyler Technologies
EnerGov / Munis
Accela
Civic Platform
OpenGov
Budgeting & reporting
Esri ArcGIS
GIS & mapping
CivicPlus
Municipal websites
Granicus
govDelivery
State Mandates Are Coming.Be Ready.
States are increasingly requiring cities to prove housing capacity and track production at the parcel level.
Active Legislation
- California — SB 9 / SB 35
- Duplex & ADU by-right on most residential lots
- Utah — HB 82
- Internal ADU mandate statewide
- Oregon — HB 2001
- Middle housing in all cities over 10K
- 12+ States — Active legislation
- ADU, density, and housing production mandates expanding nationwide
What Buildability™ Provides
Parcel-level buildable housing inventory
ADU eligibility tracking across your jurisdiction
Production monitoring for state reporting
Exportable data for HCD/DHCD submissions
Historical tracking for board presentations
Security & Compliance
256-bit TLS
AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit
SOC 2 Type II (in progress)
Audit underway; SOC 2-aligned controls in place today
CCPA Compliant
Full data privacy compliance
No Scraped Data
Official APIs only — full provenance
508 in progress
Working toward WCAG 2.2 AA on the widget surface
FedRAMP path on roadmap
Currently hosted on Netlify + Supabase (US region); SOC 2 Type II in progress; FedRAMP Low authorization on the long-term roadmap as customer demand requires
Section 508 & ADA Compliant
Government websites are legally required to be accessible. Every Buildability™ widget and portal meets federal accessibility standards out of the box — no remediation needed.
How to Buy
Three paths to get Buildability™ — from zero-friction pilot to formal procurement.
Free 90-Day Pilot
No procurement approval, no RFP, no council vote. Start in under a week.
Cooperative Purchasing
NASPO ValuePoint and Sourcewell pathways are actively in pursuit. If you need a specific vehicle, flag it during pilot intake and we will prioritize it.
Direct Contract
Sole source justification under $25K or full RFP response. We handle the paperwork.
90-Day Free Pilot. No Procurement Process.
We set up a custom-branded widget for your jurisdiction in under a week. Measure inquiry reduction for 90 days. If it works, we talk pricing. If it doesn’t, you’ve lost nothing.
Custom-branded widget matching your .gov site
Analytics dashboard showing inquiry deflection
Dedicated government onboarding team
No credit card or procurement approval needed
Usage reports for council/board presentations
Cancel anytime — no questions asked
Council Presentation Kit Included. We provide your champion with a ready-made slide deck and ROI report for City Council or Board of Supervisors presentations. You focus on the decision — we handle the data.
Government Procurement FAQ
Common questions from city managers, IT directors, and planning staff.
Does this require a procurement process?
No. Our 90-day pilot is free and requires no procurement approval, RFP, or council vote. If you want to continue after the pilot, we offer annual contracts compatible with standard government purchasing.
What about data security and compliance?
Buildability™ uses SOC 2-aligned security controls (encryption at rest and in transit, least-privilege access, audit logging) with our SOC 2 Type II audit in progress. We use 256-bit TLS encryption and store no PII. All property data comes from official government APIs — we never scrape. Our infrastructure runs on AWS with CCPA compliance.
Can we white-label this for our city?
Yes. The widget can match your .gov site design, colors, and branding. For a full white-label portal, we can deploy on a custom subdomain (e.g., zoning.yourcity.gov) with your logo and color scheme.
How does pricing work for municipalities?
We offer annual government contracts based on jurisdiction population and usage volume. Enterprise pricing includes unlimited lookups, dedicated support, and custom reporting. Contact us for a quote.
What IT resources are needed?
Zero. Embedding the widget requires pasting one line of HTML — no backend changes, no database integration, no IT project. Your webmaster can do it in 5 minutes.
The cities that move first will define the standard.
Every city will eventually need a Buildability™ layer. The question is whether yours adopts early — or keeps paying the opportunity cost of slow interpretation.
Book a City Walkthrough90-day free pilot · No procurement approval, RFP, or council vote