Code & Permitting
What is Zoning Analysis?
A zoning analysis determines what a parcel's zoning actually permits: allowed uses, maximum floor area (FAR), height limits, setbacks, parking requirements, and applicable overlays. It defines the legal envelope every design must fit inside.
In practice
Zoning codes are long, local, and full of exceptions — ideal territory for software. Feasibility platforms encode zoning rules to generate compliant envelopes automatically, replacing days of code reading per site.
Tools for Zoning Analysis
Deepblocks
AI-powered highest-and-best-use analysis: zoning, massing and financials for any US parcel in minutes.
Archistar
Find highest & best use of any site
Giraffe
Web-based generative site and master planning
TestFit
Real-time site feasibility and unit mix optimization
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