Know What Can Be Built on a Property —

Before You Waste Time or Money.

Zoning Assist helps developers, brokers, lenders, and acquisition teams instantly analyze zoning, overlays, setbacks, permitted uses, and entitlement risk before they commit time to a deal.

This report is a preliminary zoning analysis intended to guide and accelerate your due diligence process. It is not a substitute for review by a licensed attorney, planner, or surveyor. Use this report to screen parcels and identify the key questions before engaging professionals. The findings here are a starting point. Verify critical standards with the local planning department before finalizing any acquisition or design decision.

40 Active Markets
14 States + DC
4,591 Zone Districts
26,939 Entitlement Cases
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What's in the report

Five sections. Every covered parcel.

Every data point is sourced live at run-time from the applicable municipal code, GIS layer, or federal database.
When a jurisdiction doesn't publish a metric, the report says so — and cites the source.

Zoning & Regulatory Snapshot
Development Standards
Height, FAR, lot coverage, front/rear/side setbacks, minimum lot size — sourced from the municipal code with the code section cited for every figure.
→ Your buildable envelope, before you hire an architect.
Permitted & Allowable Uses
What you can build by right, what requires a conditional use permit, and what's prohibited — residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial, ADUs, and more.
→ Determines your entitlement timeline before you open escrow.
Active Overlay Districts
Flood, airport, historic, transit, form-based code, and other overlays that stack requirements on top of the base zone.
→ Overlays are where deals get complicated. Find them early.
Variance Risk Analysis
Which standards require variances, rated Low / Medium / High with specific reasoning and the typical approval pathway for each.
→ Know your battles and their cost before you commit.
Development Opportunity Analysis
Development Opportunity Brief
AI-written narrative — Overview, Development Path, Approval & Risk, Program Optimization, Market Consideration, and Bottom Line. One coherent read on the deal.
→ Analyst judgment on the deal, not just a data dump.
Maximum Buildable Capacity
Calculated maximum gross building SF, footprint, floors, and residential units based on your actual lot size against the FAR and lot coverage limits.
→ What you can build on this specific parcel, not the zone average.
Entitlement Flags
Required studies, parking minimums, open space triggers, affordable housing requirements, design review conditions — everything your attorney needs from day one.
→ Plan your entitlement budget before you're in contract.
Financial & Market Analysis
Impact & Development Fees
Transportation, water/sewer, school, and park fees charged at permit — by type with rate and source. Can run $5,000–$50,000+ per unit.
→ Hard costs that kill pro formas when missed.
Property Tax
Assessed value, full cash value, effective tax rate, and estimated annual liability from the county assessor. Land vs. improvement breakdown where available.
→ Carry costs and buyer underwriting input.
Comparable Sales
Recent arm's-length transactions on similar parcels within 1 mile — price, date, size, and $/SF or $/unit. Filtered by land use type.
→ Anchors your land underwriting to market reality.
Development Pipeline
Active permits, approved subdivisions, and recent entitlement activity near the subject parcel from public permit databases.
→ Are you building into a saturated market or ahead of it?
Entitlement & Approval Analysis
Entitlement Probability Score
A 0–100 composite score estimating likelihood of discretionary approval — based on zoning match, overlay complexity, neighborhood context, prior approvals, and variance exposure.
→ Know before design spend: by-right deal or long shot?
Regulatory Conflict Check
Automated scan for contradictions between base zone, overlays, state law, and design guidelines — caught at due diligence, not at the permit counter.
→ The most common cause of entitlement stalls.
County Recorder Link
Direct link to the county recorder's parcel record — pull recorded deeds, easements, CC&Rs, HOA restrictions, and liens. Documents must be reviewed at the recorder or through a title company.
→ One click to recorded deed restrictions and encumbrances.
Site Conditions & Infrastructure
Location Intelligence
Walkability score, transit access, demographic profile (density, income, age), and traffic counts within 1 mile — from census and municipal data.
→ Demand-side input for your pro forma assumptions.
Topography
Elevation, slope percentage, and terrain classification from USGS. Flags sites with slope >15% that face elevated civil costs ($15–$40/SF premium).
→ Know your grading costs before you close.
Natural Hazards & Flood Zone
FEMA flood zone, 100/500-year floodplain status, flood insurance requirements, fire hazard severity, and seismic zone classification.
→ Affects insurability, lender requirements, and foundation design.
Soil & Offsite Conditions
USDA soil classification — drainage, construction limitations, expansive soil flags. Plus offsite improvement status: curb, gutter, sidewalk, utilities at the parcel frontage.
→ Foundation system and civil cost inputs — check before you offer.
Zoning Alerts
Included on all plans

Monitor Properties for Zoning Changes

Set an alert on any property and we will notify you when a variance, rezoning, or entitlement case is filed on that address. Useful for tracking acquisition targets, monitoring active deals, and staying ahead of regulatory changes on properties you care about.

Address-specific monitoring
Alerts fire on the exact parcel, not the surrounding area.
Variances, rezonings, entitlement cases
Tracks the filing types that affect development feasibility.
Unlimited alerts on all paid plans
Monitor as many properties as your pipeline requires.

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Why Zoning Assist

Built differently than the rest.

The features other platforms skip are the ones that protect your deals.

Source-cited analysis

Every dimensional standard cites the exact municipal code section. Present your report to lenders, partners, or attorneys with full source transparency.

Live data, not stale snapshots

Data is queried at run-time against live municipal sources. The same data the planning department is looking at is the data your report reflects.

State preemption rule engine

State housing laws (ADU, multifamily, density bonus) frequently override local zoning. We run an 11-state preemption engine no other tool provides.

Live in 40 markets and actively expanding

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California Los Angeles
Colorado Denver
Washington, DC Washington
Florida Boca Raton Doral Fort Lauderdale Hialeah Hollywood Jacksonville Miami Miramar Orlando St. Petersburg Tampa West Palm Beach
Georgia Atlanta
Idaho Boise
Massachusetts Boston
Nevada Las Vegas
North Carolina Charlotte
Ohio Columbus
Texas Arlington Austin Dallas Fort Worth Plano San Antonio
Washington Seattle

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