Now available Local Beta

Site plan compliance,
before it costs you.

Civilytics AI reads engineering site plan PDFs, classifies every element by category, and checks them against zoning code in seconds.

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Real plans. Real compliance checks.

Every element classified, every setback measured live in your browser.

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Civilytics AI analyzing a site plan
Building footprint
detected & measured
Parking stalls
counted automatically
Setback lines
classified by line type
Compliance report
pass / fail per check
Why Civilytics

The smarter way to review site plans

AI Classification

Works on any plan, with or without CAD layers

Our HGNN model was trained on real plan submissions and learns to classify geometry even when CAD layer data is absent. Property lines, buildings, parking, setbacks: identified from the lines themselves, not just metadata.

Code-First Compliance

Your municipality's actual code, not generic rules

Civilytics ingests the full zoning ordinance for each jurisdiction: setbacks, lot coverage limits, parking ratios, and more. Every check applies the exact local requirement. No approximations. No assumptions.

Time Savings

From upload to compliance report in under a minute

What takes a reviewer hours to verify manually, Civilytics completes in seconds: measuring setbacks, counting stalls, computing coverage. Your team stays focused on the decisions that require judgment.

How it works

From PDF to compliance report
in four steps

No manual takeoffs. No guessing. Civilytics reads the plan the way a trained engineer would but in seconds.

1

Upload your site plan PDF

Drop in any CAD-exported PDF. The app reads every line, curve, and shape on the plan and prepares them for classification.

2

Automatic element classification

Every line, curve, and shape is classified by type: property lines, buildings, parking, setbacks, utilities, grading, and more. Classification uses a hierarchical model trained on real engineering plan submissions.

3

Scale detection & measurement

The app reads the title block and scale bar to convert PDF coordinates into real-world feet, then measures every relevant distance automatically.

4

Compliance report

Pass/fail results for setbacks, lot coverage, parking counts, and more streamed live as each check completes, with the plan highlighted in the viewer.

Everything a plan reviewer needs

Built for the real workflow of municipal engineers and development teams.

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Color-coded plan canvas

Every element drawn and color-coded by class. Pan, zoom, isolate categories, and click to identify any element on the plan.

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Setback measurement

Front, side, and rear setbacks measured automatically from property lines to building footprints using real-world scale.

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Parking stall count

Detects individual parking stalls and compares required vs. provided counts based on land use and square footage.

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Lot coverage calculation

Computes building footprint area as a percentage of total lot area and checks against your zoning district's maximum.

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Bulk plan import

Select a folder of zip files or PDFs the app auto-discovers all valid site plans and imports them in one click.

Instant result caching

Re-analyzing the same plan with the same district returns results instantly no re-processing needed.

Use cases

Built for the people who review plans

Municipal plan reviewers

Flag non-compliant submissions before they enter the queue. Cut back-and-forth with applicants.

Real estate developers

Self-check plans before submission to avoid costly revision cycles and permit delays.

Civil engineers

Run a compliance pass on your own drawings as a QC step before delivering to clients.

Land use consultants

Compare a site plan against multiple zoning districts to identify the best path to approval.

Development teams

Screen a portfolio of potential sites against local zoning rules in minutes, not hours.

General contractors

Catch dimensional issues in submitted plans before breaking ground.

Built by people who understand the permitting process

Civilytics AI was founded to eliminate the manual, error-prone process of checking engineering site plans against zoning code. We combine deep domain expertise in land development with cutting-edge AI to make plan review faster, more consistent, and less costly for everyone involved.

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Geometry-native AI
Reads plan geometry directly. No OCR dependency, no manual takeoffs.
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Ordinance-grounded checks
Every compliance check traces back to a specific section of the local zoning code.
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Multi-sheet plan sets
Upload the full submission (site plan, grading, E&S, stormwater) and route each sheet to the right checks automatically.
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Reviewer-ready output
Pass/fail results with measured values, required values, and code citations, ready to share with applicants.
Schedule a demo

See it on your plans

Drop your email and we'll reach out to schedule a live walkthrough using your actual site plans.

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We'll walk you through the full workflow upload a plan, run a compliance check, and see results live tailored to your zoning district and use case.

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