Frequently asked questions

• Does the AI make permitting decisions?

  No. Your staff retain full review authority. Verdant scopes projects, flags incomplete or inaccurate submittals, and drafts explanations — but every decision is made by your team.

• How do we know the answers are accurate and not AI hallucination?

  Every answer is grounded in your jurisdiction's actual ordinances and GIS data, with visible sourcing. You can always see exactly what was read and what was checked — nothing is generated from thin air.

• Who is Verdant for?

  City and county planning and building departments of any size — especially small teams handling high volumes of incomplete applications from homeowners and small contractors, and regional agencies serving multiple jurisdictions.

• Why not just use ChatGPT?

  General AI doesn't know your zoning map, your local amendments to state code, or your submittal requirements. Verdant is jurisdiction-specific: geospatially aware, grounded in your ordinances, and built around your actual processes with pre-filled, process-specific checklists.