What problem does it solve?
California ADU permit first submissions face a 90%+ rejection rate, mostly due to bureaucratic corrections like missing signatures, incorrect code citations, and incomplete forms. Contractors waste hours on vague follow-up with understaffed city building departments, leading to average 6-month delays costing $30,000 per project. This skill eliminates that guesswork by turning raw corrections letters into specific, code-backed questions and actionable fixes.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Automated Corrections Parsing: Extracts every correction item from city letters verbatim, identifies all code references and plan sheet mentions, and structures them into a standardized format.
- Parallel Code & Plan Research: Coordinates three concurrent research streams: state ADU building code lookups, city-specific municipal code and standard detail discovery, and visual review of referenced plan sheets to understand current design status.
- Intelligent Categorization & Question Generation: Classifies each correction as auto-fixable, needing contractor input, or requiring licensed professional work, then generates UI-ready, code-informed questions for items that need contractor details, cutting follow-up time from hours to minutes.
- Use Case: A contractor receives a corrections letter for their new detached ADU permit submission. They upload the letter and full plan set to this skill, and get a pre-built list of specific questions (e.g., "What is the size of your existing waste/sewer line?") with context on why the question is asked and what code requires the information, plus a list of auto-fixable items like missing municipal code citations that can be updated without extra input.
Quick Start
Upload your ADU permit corrections letter and full construction plan set PDF to generate a list of specific, code-informed questions for your contractor to answer and a list of auto-fixable plan updates.
