For Architects
Upload Your Plans. Get a Full Compliance Review in Minutes.
Site Plan Agent checks completeness and compliance against your city's actual zoning ordinance — with exact code citations — before you ever talk to a planner.
Verify ADA parking compliance and accessible path of travel.
Site Plan Agent:
❌ ADA parking — FAIL.The plan shows a parking area, but there are no clearly labeled accessible (ADA) stalls, access aisles, or compliant signage. Per ADA standards, at least one accessible space with proper striping and an accessible route to the building entrance is required. See parking area adjacent to building entry on Sheet A101.SP.
site_plan_set.pdf
Civil — Sheet C1.0
Analyzed
Completeness Pre-Check
✅
North arrow & scale
✅
Building footprint
✅
Parking layout
✅
Site boundaries
✅
General notes block
❌
ADA parking callout
❌
Stormwater / drainage
❌
Utility connections
⚠️
Landscaping plan
Summary
5
Pass
3
Fail
1
Review
The Daily Grind
Every Resubmittal Adds Weeks You Don't Have
Weeks of Waiting After Submittal
After submitting a plan set, architects wait 2–4 weeks for a plan checker's comments only to discover a missing seal on sheet 7 or a setback that fails by 3 feet. Every cycle adds weeks to the project timeline.
Completeness Surprises at the Counter
Each jurisdiction has its own submittal checklist. A missing cover sheet, absent ADA parking callout, or forgotten stormwater plan triggers a rejection even when the design itself is solid.
City-Specific Rules With No Central Source
Berkeley's setback minimums aren't Riviera Beach's. Every project in every city means a fresh round of ordinance research. Junior staff miss city-specific nuances that experienced reviewers catch immediately.
Manual Cross-Referencing of IBC and Zoning
Verifying FAR, lot coverage, height limits, parking counts, and landscaping percentages against the applicable ordinance is tedious, error-prone work — especially when done under deadline pressure.
First submittal. Cleaner plans. Fewer revision cycles.
Why It Matters
Know Before You Submit
The real value isn't just speed — it's arriving at the counter with a submittal that's already been reviewed against the city's actual rules.
Cleaner First Submittals
Catch completeness gaps and compliance failures before the plan is submitted. Fewer first-round rejections means fewer resubmittal cycles and faster project timelines.
Exact Code Citations
Every check result includes the relevant code section (e.g. 'Sec. 31-605(a)(1)') and the extracted text — so you know exactly what rule applies and where to find it.
City-Specific Ordinance Accuracy
The system is connected to city-specific zoning ordinances through a vector database. When you work in Berkeley vs. Riviera Beach, the AI checks against that city's actual rules — not a generic template.
Visual Evidence on the PDF
AI highlights bounding boxes on the PDF showing exactly what it looked at for each check — so you can verify the finding and communicate it precisely to your team or client.
Junior Staff Code Support
Site Plan Agent acts as an always-available code expert on every project — reducing the risk of missed city-specific requirements regardless of who is doing the submittal prep.
Reduce Revision Rounds
By validating plans before submission, firms cut resubmittal rounds, reduce rework costs, and protect relationships with planning departments and clients.
The Solution
How Site Plan Agent Works For Architects
Upload your PDF plan set and the AI runs two types of checks automatically — completeness and compliance — against that city's actual zoning ordinance. No special software. No email chains. Results in minutes.
Upload Any PDF Set
Upload a full PDF site plan set (up to 50 MB) directly in the browser — no special software, no email chains. Works with multi-page sets: architectural, civil, structural, and MEP sheets all in one upload.
Auto-Classification
The system auto-classifies sheet disciplines (civil, architectural, structural) from the uploaded PDF — no manual tagging or sorting required before the review begins.
Fast Batch Check
Runs up to 50 checks simultaneously on the uploaded PDF. Results delivered in seconds — pass / fail / needs more info — each with a code section reference and the PDF page number where the evidence was found.
Deep Reasoning Mode
AI first observes every page, then reasons through each compliance check with step-by-step logic, then concludes with a final verdict and code citation. Results stream in real-time as the AI works through your plan.
1. Completeness Review
“Does your submittal have everything it needs?”
Cover sheet, sheet index, vicinity map
Professional seals (PE / AIA) on all applicable sheets
Code analysis / zoning narrative
All 4-directional site photos
Elevations from all sides, floor plans, section details
Door / window / material / finish schedules
Foundation plans, framing plans, rebar schedules
Drainage / stormwater plan, utility connections
ADA parking, landscaping plan, loading zones
2. Compliance Review
“Do your dimensions actually meet the code?”
Front, side & rear setbacks vs. City minimums
Lot coverage % vs. Zoning maximum
FAR (Floor Area Ratio) vs. Allowed limit
Building height vs. Zoning cap
Parking count (standard + ADA) vs. Required minimum
Landscaping % vs. Required minimum
Structural details — CMU wall height, rebar spacing, footing depth vs. Code specs
Real-World Impact
What's In It For the Architect
| Pain Point Today | What Site Plan Agent Does |
|---|---|
| Submits plans → waits 2–4 weeks for comments | Gets an instant pre-check before submitting — catches issues in minutes |
| Gets rejected for missing a seal on sheet 7 | Completeness check flags every missing item before submission |
| Doesn't know this city's setback rules | AI pulls the actual ordinance and tells you if your 12 ft setback fails a 15 ft requirement |
| Has to cross-reference IBC, zoning codes manually | AI cites the exact section (e.g. 'Sec. 31-605(a)(1)') with the relevant text |
| Resubmits 2–3 times adding weeks to project timeline | First submittal is cleaner — fewer revision cycles |
| Junior staff missing city-specific code lookups | AI acts as an always-available code expert on every project |
The Compounding Benefit
Every City. Every Project. Actual Rules.
Every project in every city has different rules. The system is connected to city-specific zoning ordinances through a vector database — so when you work in Berkeley vs. Riviera Beach, the AI is checking against that city's actual rules, not a generic template. The more cities you work in, the more value you get.
Plan Check Feedback
2–4 Weeks
→
Minutes
Resubmittal Rounds
2–3 Cycles
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Fewer
Code Research Per City
Manual Hours
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Automated
Ordinance Coverage
Generic Rules
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City-Specific
Upload Your Plans. Get a Full Review Before the Counter.
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