Who it's forIchi for Jurisdictions
Clear the queue.
Keep the record defensible.
Building, planning and fire departments run intake, completeness and first-pass review on Ichi — with a human determination on every output and a citation under every comment.
The actual problem
The queue is the politics
Permit timelines are the one thing residents and councils both see. The backlog isn't a staffing request away — it's review hours that don't scale.
Expertise is retiring
Senior plans examiners leave faster than new ones can be trained, and every departure takes unwritten interpretations with it.
Every answer is on the record
A wrong answer at the counter becomes an appeal. Departments can't use tools that guess — every output needs a section behind it.
What runs on day one
50+
jurisdictions live — Sacramento, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Stockton, Beverly Hills
15 min
email answers that took 2 hours (San Luis Obispo)
700+
uses by Redwood City's CBO before the city even had an AI policy
Using Ichi as a building official really changed my life. It quite literally alleviated several pressures — and it changed the entire environment of a building department.
Common questions
The other seats at the table.
Same platform, different job for each seat.
Every seat, one platform
All four seats side by side — pick yours.
Plan Review Consultants
More plans per reviewer, and checkers trained in months, not years.
Architects & Engineers
Cited code answers in a minute, QA/QC before submittal, comment responses drafted.
Contractors & Owners
The local section in hand on site — before a disagreement becomes a delay.
See it on your department's documents.
Bring your own documents if you'd like — or we'll use a sample set. Either way, it's the same platform for both sides of the counter.