Move permits from submittal to decision— faster.
Upload plan sets, run ordinance-backed review checklists, resolve findings, and export a complete decision record from one permitting workspace.
New commercial permit · Review
Plan set
1420 Central Avenue · Tenant improvement
18 sheets · Zoning and building review
Review progress
8 of 10Parking and access verified
Front setback needs reviewer decision
The challenge
Plan review still runs on tribal knowledge and PDF hunting.
Plan reviewers and planners check submittals against sprawling municipal codes by hand — slow, inconsistent, and hard to audit when a decision is questioned later.
Which rules apply?
Thousands of sections; only a subset fits this parcel, zone, and project type.
Where is the evidence?
The answer is often a dimension or note buried on one sheet of a long plan set.
Can we defend it?
Staff need the clause, the page, and a review trail — not a free-form AI guess.
Permitting workspace
The review desk, connected from intake through decision.
CAPPI brings the plan set, applicable requirements, reviewer findings, and final record into one traceable workflow.
Intake and extraction
Upload the submitted plan set and turn sheets, notes, and dimensions into review-ready project facts.
- Source-page references for extracted facts
- Project and jurisdiction context carried forward
- A structured starting point for staff review
Ordinance-backed review
Run the jurisdiction's checklist against the plan set, with every requirement linked to its source.
Findings and decisions
Resolve exceptions, record reviewer judgment, and preserve the reasoning behind every outcome.
Decision package
Export a cited record for applicants, supervisors, appeals, and the permanent permit file.
GIS intelligence
Put the site plan on the parcel.
Reviewers register the drawing to the lot in three clicks. Zoning, overlays, and constructed setback rings share one map — linked to ordinance findings, not a separate GIS tab.
Parcel map
SITE PLAN
APN 012-0034-005
R-1 · Sacramento GIS
01Read the sheet
The site plan is rasterized from the uploaded PDF so reviewers can click the same lot corners they see on the drawing.
02Match the parcel
Three paired clicks register the sheet to public GIS — Sacramento parcel, zoning, and overlay districts, stored as a snapshot.
Measure on the lot
Setback rings and GIS assessment sit on the registered overlay. Findings stay advisory: Pass, Fail, Needs info — never “Approved.”
Built for applicants, too
The plan, the parcel, and the answer — one screen.
No mystery portal. Applicants can see what staff flagged, inspect the exact PDF or map context, and respond without breaking the review trail.
My application
1420 Central Avenue · Tenant improvement
Finding 2 of 3
Front setback needs information
Confirm the dimension from the property line to the proposed addition.
Your response
Revised A1.0 now labels the 15' front setback.
Reference
SITE PLAN · A1.0
15'APN 012-0034-005
R-1 · Sacramento GIS
01See the exact sheet
Every finding opens beside the submitted PDF, already anchored to the page the reviewer cited.
02Flip from page to parcel
The same reference pane moves from drawing to GIS context — parcel, zoning, and setbacks without losing the finding.
03Answer in context
Applicants reply, attach the revision, and preserve one clean thread instead of chasing comments across email.
Applicant process
A clear path from application to response.
The public-facing workflow unfolds without mystery: prepare, submit, then respond in context.
My application
DraftProject address
1420 Central Avenue
Application type
Tenant improvement
central-ave-plan-set.pdf
18 sheets · Ready for review
Front setback needs information
Reviewer linked Sheet A1.0 and §17.608. Reply or attach a revised sheet here.
01Receive the submittal
Create the application, choose the jurisdiction, and enter the project details once.
02Check completeness
Upload the plan set and see required sheets and missing information before review.
03Track and respond
Follow review status, answer cited findings, and submit revisions in the same record.
Review process
Every review stage keeps its evidence.
The review desk moves from cited checks to accountable judgment and a complete decision record.
Review desk
AnalyzingPlan A1.0
Parking and access
Pass · Sheet C2.1 · §17.608
Front setback
Needs info · Sheet A1.0 · §17.608
Decision record ready
Findings, citations, reviewer judgment, and audit history included.
01Run cited review
Evaluate the plan against applicable requirements with ordinance and source-page citations.
02Resolve findings
Accept, revise, or override each finding while preserving reviewer notes and judgment.
03Issue the record
Export the decision, findings, citations, and review history into a complete permit file.
Who it's for
Built for permits and civic planning teams.
CAPPI helps city and county staff move permit applications through a consistent, ordinance-backed review process.
Plan reviewers
Run cited checklists on submittals and keep a defendable decision trail on every finding.
Planners
Apply zoning and development standards consistently across every submitted plan set.
Permit technicians
Organize intake, completeness checks, applicant responses, and routing from one permit record.
City attorneys
Review the cited reasoning and decision history when a finding is challenged or appealed.
About us
The team behind CAPPI.
We build ordinance-backed permitting software so civic teams can review plans with clearer evidence and less PDF hunting.
Ashley Etemadi
Co-founder
Ashley is a project manager for machine learning and generative AI projects and formerly a researcher at Harvard, examining applications of AI and XR for enhancing human judgment skills. She has spent 15 years advising Fortune 500 companies, growth-stage enterprises, and social impact ventures. At CAPPI, she focuses on product direction and implementation.
Michael Ashenafi
Co-founder
Michael is a software engineer and researcher with a PhD in Information Technology from the University of Trento and research experience at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pennsylvania. He brings a decade of building distributed systems and AI platforms across healthcare, federal, and SaaS into CAPPI — streamlining municipal permitting from proposal to construction.
Pricing
Start with the workflow that matters most.
Begin with one focused jurisdiction workflow, then expand when the team is ready.
Best place to start
Workflow pilot
Prove the permitting workflow with one jurisdiction, one review team, and a focused checklist.
Custom pricing
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Department rollout
Expand CAPPI across permitting teams, review types, and the jurisdiction's adopted requirements.
Custom pricing
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Common questions from permitting teams.
CAPPI is built for staff workflows. Here is how we treat legal responsibility, privacy, security, and jurisdiction onboarding.
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Applicants submit and track plan sets; plan reviewers run cited checks, resolve findings, and close the decision record.