The rules for your project, with the source for each one.
The AI Permit Researcher reads the building department's own codes, forms, fee schedules and handouts for your exact project and pulls out the rules that apply. A Permitech permit technician then verifies what it found and fills the gaps.
- 3–5 min
- typical AI research run
- 31 min
- typical time to a full requirement set
- 1–4 hr
- typical permit technician verification
Typical times from Permitech's own tracking. They vary by department and project.
See it in the app
The real screen, with sample data
Step 01 of 05
The district's setbacks, resolved for this lot.
How it works
From the first step to the last
Describe the project
After the address, tell Permitech what you're building, how big it is and where it goes on the lot.
The Researcher reads the sources
It finds the department's official codes, applications and handouts, reads the zoning, building and permit sections, and checks each finding against the source text. If something is missing, it searches again.
Keep working
Research runs in the background. The requirements page fills in as findings land.
A permit technician reviews it
Remaining verification goes to a Permitech permit technician, who confirms findings and fills the gaps.
Read the evidence
Each requirement shows a short quote from the official source, a link to it, and a Verified or Source checked stamp with its date.
What you see
On every requirement
Quote
A short quote from the department's own code or handout.
Official source
A link to the code section or document it came from.
Status
Verified or Source checked, with the date.
Project answer needed
Shown when a fact about your project is still missing.
Unresolved
What can't be confirmed stays labeled, never filled in with a guess.
Plainly
What it won't do
- It won't guess. A rule the sources don't support stays unresolved until a permit technician confirms it.
- Not every finding is verified the moment it appears. Each one shows whether it is Verified or Source checked.
- It is research, not a determination. The building department makes the final call on your application.
- Verified coverage today is Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Who it's for
Built for the people on the permit
Homeowners
Know what applies before you buy or build.
Contractors
Bid with the code in hand: footing specs, frost depth, fees and review times.
Design pros
Research a site before design starts.
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AI Permit Researcher
See the rules for your project.
Check your address, describe the project, and the Researcher starts.