For city teams and pilot discussions

Pilot-ready permitting flows

This page is the concise version of what the platform can do now, what it materially improves, and what still depends on formal city review.

Works today

Trade + simple permits

Materially faster

ADU + residential intake

Best pilot shape

Front door + fast lanes

What the platform can credibly show right now

Trade permits
Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits already fit the platform's auto-approval path when automated checks pass.

Current: ~11 days

With platform: Same-day

Reduction: ~100%

Simple auto-approvable
Fence, solar, and field issuance remodel permits can be screened against encoded thresholds before they ever enter a manual queue.

Current: 20–37 days

With platform: Same-day

Reduction: ~95–100%

Standard residential
The platform already handles pre-checks, intake validation, routing, and structured corrections, even when human review is still required.

Current: ~90 days

With platform: ~37 days

Reduction: ~59%

Top demo flows to show in a meeting

7 pilot-ready paths
Electrical panel upgrade
Fastest demo flow for showing instant permit routing, auto-approval, and inspection handoff.

Best for: Service upgrades, panel swaps, branch circuits, and standard residential electrical work.

Why it matters: Shows what true same-day permit issuance looks like on a high-volume permit type.

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Fence replacement or new fence
Clear rules-based permit path that demonstrates automated threshold checking before staff review.

Best for: Rear-yard fences, standard residential replacement, and simple enclosure work.

Why it matters: Shows how code thresholds can be enforced instantly and explain why exceptions trigger review.

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Rooftop solar installation
Strong demo of prescriptive path screening, equipment readiness, and near-instant approval potential.

Best for: Residential roof-mounted solar arrays on standard structures.

Why it matters: Shows how prescriptive projects can be filtered into a fast lane without overclaiming on complex installations.

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Field issuance remodel
Best case for proving that the platform can reject out-of-scope projects before they create review churn.

Best for: Simple residential interior remodels under FIR thresholds.

Why it matters: Shows how the platform can prevent ineligible projects from entering the wrong queue.

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Accessory Dwelling Unit
High-interest residential workflow where the platform can front-load the biggest questions before staff review.

Best for: Detached, attached, or internal ADUs on residential lots.

Why it matters: Shows how the platform reduces back-and-forth on one of Portland's most visible housing workflows.

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Residential addition
Good proof that the product can reduce correction cycles even when a permit still requires standard review.

Best for: Room additions, garage conversions, major residential alterations, and footprint expansion.

Why it matters: Shows how structured intake and clear checklists reduce the most common residential correction loops.

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Tenant improvement
Strong commercial pilot path because it is common, understandable, and still reveals cross-discipline coordination needs.

Best for: Interior commercial build-outs, new tenant spaces, and moderate code/life-safety review.

Why it matters: Shows how the platform can make commercial intake more legible without pretending expert review disappears.

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What a practical pilot would cover

Highest leverage now: address-first property workflow, trade permits, fence, solar, FIR, and residential readiness tooling.

What doesn't need deep integration: property search, zoning context, fee and timeline guidance, packet readiness, project briefs, and applicant routing.

What still requires city systems: official submission, payment of city fees, inspections, issuance, and any statutory hearing process.

How the demo should flow
1

Start with an address to pull zoning, permit history, and site constraints into one place.

2

Choose a project path and see the likely permit route, timeline, fees, and supporting permits.

3

Run the submission-readiness checklist before anything enters a city queue.

4

Auto-approve straightforward paths where coded thresholds pass, or route clean packets into staff review.

5

Generate a project brief that an applicant, reviewer, or director can actually forward around.

Clear boundaries

The product is strongest today as a front door, readiness engine, and fast-lane workflow for simple permits.

It does not claim to eliminate public hearings, utility dependencies, or expert judgment on complex projects.

That credibility is part of the pitch, not a weakness in it.

Use it right now

Open a property, choose a permit path, and generate a brief you can forward internally.