Permitect

Permitting,
accelerated.

Permitect is AI that helps cities review residential permits faster, and helps applicants get them right the first time — and carries every issued permit through inspections to final. Every answer and every finding is backed by the code, and your experts stay in charge.

Built by engineers who make AI reliable at scaleAuditable, not a black box
AI REVIEW REPORTSINGLE-FAMILY · DECK ADDITION
83
Readiness score
20 passed3 clarifications1 violation
01 · ADMINISTRATIVE1 CHECK
Design Criteria Declaration1 CLARIFY8/9 PASSED
02 · BUILDING3 CHECKS
STRUCTURE
Structural Sheathing2 CLARIFY5/7 PASSED
Deck Ledger Attachment6/6 PASSED
Deck Fasteners and Connectors1 VIOLATION1/2 PASSED
Completed today at 2:41 PMFull review in 8m 40s
Grounded in adopted code
Every finding cited to code + sheet
The reviewer always decides
No lock-in
< 10 min
to review a permit against all of a jurisdiction’s codes, with actionable outcomes
1,000+
code rules at your fingertips, individually checked on every review

Faster permitting is now the expectation.

The push to build more housing, sooner, has put permitting departments on the front line: growing queues, rising expectations, and the same staff to handle them. Applicants feel every week of it.

Faster can’t mean sloppier, either. Every decision still has to hold up. Permitect is how both sides meet the moment.

RESIDENTIAL REVIEW · THE STATUS QUOTHE BOTTLENECK
Weeksbefore an applicant sees a first finding, while the plan set waits in the queue
Cyclesof resubmittals when issues surface one round at a time instead of all at once
Minutesfor a complete, cited Permitect first pass across a jurisdiction’s adopted codes
Faster reviews
A complete first pass in minutes, so weeks of rework compress toward days.
Cleaner submissions
Applicants learn exactly what their project needs and submit right the first time.
More consistency
The same rules applied consistently on every plan, so less slips through.
More built, sooner
Faster permitting means faster building, and more projects built to code.
WHAT PERMITECT IS

Four products.
One purpose.

Permitect knows your jurisdiction’s adopted residential, zoning, and municipal codes, and puts that knowledge to work: it answers permitting questions in plain language, reviews plans against the code, runs the review through to a decision, and carries the issued permit through inspections to final.

PERMITECT ASSIST

Permitect Assist

Ask any permitting question, about the code or a specific set of plans, and get a fast answer with a citation. The everyday companion for applicants and city staff alike.

Setbacks for a detached ADU?Which forms for a re-roof?
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PERMITECT REVIEWFLAGSHIP

Permitect Review

Upload a residential plan set and get a complete, organized, cited review in minutes. Built for permit technicians at the city, and for builders and architects before they submit.

Guard height at deck perimeterPASS
Footing size & depth not specifiedCLARIFY
Landing at exterior doorFIX
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PERMITECT FLOW

Permitect Flow

The workspace where a city’s review team runs the queue. Every plan arrives with its AI first pass done, findings assigned, and the decision one click away.

418 Maple Ave · DeckREADY
1207 Cedar St · New SFRIN REVIEW
34 Birchwood Ct · RemodelRETURNED
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PERMITECT INSPECTNEW

Permitect Inspect

The permit after approval. Applicants schedule inspections under the city’s rules, inspectors record results in the field, and every failed item cites the code. From issued to finaled, on the record.

Footing & setbackPASSED
FramingSCHEDULED · AM
FinalUP NEXT
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HOW IT WORKS

Two sides, one cleaner process.

Applicants send a cleaner packet. Reviewers get findings, already cited and grouped, and make every decision. Permitect runs alongside the process you already use, it doesn’t replace it.

BEFORE THE CITY · THE APPLICANT
01
Guided submission
Tell us the address. We pull the parcel and published GIS data and pinpoint exactly which documents your project needs.
02
Upload the right documents
A tailored list with a clear example for each item, not a wall of optional uploads to guess through.
03
AI review, sheet by sheet
Specialist checks read the plans against the code, marking what passed, what needs clarification, and any possible violations.
04
A submit-ready packet
A readiness score, a prioritized fix-list, and an organized packet, ready to submit through your city’s process.
Optional. Anyone can still submit directly through their city’s process. Packets that come through Permitect first just arrive in far better shape.
AT THE CITY · THE REVIEWER
01
It comes in
Already AI-reviewed through Permitect, or a reviewer uploads a plan that arrived elsewhere and runs the review on the spot.
02
Decide, finding by finding
Dismiss, correct, or flag as a blocker that returns the packet to the sender. Every finding is cited and one click to verify.
03
Decide
Add overall notes, then accept the packet or send it back. The licensed reviewer makes every call.
Footing size & depth not specified
IRC R507.3.1 · Sheet S1
CLARIFY
DismissCorrectReturn to sender
The reviewer rules on every finding. Permitect surfaces and documents; it never approves.
AFTER APPROVALNEW

From issued to finaled.

The permit isn’t done when the plans are approved. Permitect now runs the rest of it: applicants schedule inspections under the city’s own rules, dispatchers run the day, inspectors record results from the field, and when the last required inspection passes, the permit finals on the record.

SCHEDULE IN SECONDS

Pick a date and an AM or PM window under your city’s own cutoffs and daily capacity. No phone tree, no guessing at the rules.

CORRECTIONS THAT CITE THE CODE

When an inspection fails, every correction item names the exact code section — drafted by Kirk, validated against the adopted code, approved by the inspector.

THE FIELD, ON A PHONE

Inspectors run the day from a mobile surface: checklist, photos, result, done from the driveway.

KNOW WHAT THE INSPECTOR LOOKS FOR

A prep checklist for every inspection type, generated from the adopted code, so crews pass the first visit instead of paying for a second.

FINALED, NOT FORGOTTEN

Closeout letter on the last passed inspection, and the 180-day permit clock tracked so nothing quietly lapses.

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AUDITABLE, NOT A BLACK BOX

Every finding traces back to the plan.

Expand any check to see what was found, the code it’s measured against, and the exact sheet and page, so a reviewer can verify the conclusion in seconds, not re-derive it.

Cited to the code section and the sheet
When the plan is unclear, it asks, it doesn’t guess
Grouped and prioritized, so the gaps that matter come first
CLARIFICATION NEEDEDSTAIRWAY CHECK
Stair riser height not labeled
WHAT WE FOUND
The deck stair shows five steps, but no riser height is labeled. Without it, we can’t confirm each step is within the 7¾-inch maximum.
MEASURED AGAINST
IRC R311.7.5.1The riser height shall be not more than 7¾ inches.
EVIDENCE
Sheet A3 · page 4
stair section, detail 1/A3
Open sheet ↗
Permitect Assistgrounded in code & your packet
Do I need a geotechnical report at this address?
Nothing in the county’s mapped geologic-hazard or erosion areas at this address, so a geotechnical report shouldn’t be needed for this deck. Here’s the source:
Source: Adopted Zoning Code · Geologically Hazardous Areas
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ASK PERMITTING ANYTHING

An assistant that knows the code, and your permit.

Ask a question in plain language and get a fast answer with a citation back to the code, for applicants and reviewers alike. Fewer routine questions reach the city, and no one waits on staff for a simple answer.

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WHO IT’S FOR

One platform, three vantage points.

FOR CITIES & STAFF

Clear the backlog, keep the team

Clear a growing queue without adding headcount. A complete, cited first pass in minutes, and instant answers that keep routine questions off staff. Permitect never approves anything.

For Local Governments →
FOR ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS

Submit with confidence

Catch the missing footing detail, the setback, the egress dimension before the city does. See every redline, with the code section and the sheet, before you ever hit submit.

For Builders & Architects →
FOR HOMEOWNERS

Understand what the city needs

Plain-language guidance, the exact documents for your project, and an assistant that answers permit questions with a citation, so a deck or an ADU isn’t a mystery.

SEE IT ON A REAL PERMIT

The best way to understand Permitect is to watch it work.

Book a short demo and we’ll run a real review, live. No cost, no commitment, nothing to install.