This is the starting point we recommend before hiring plans, before closing on a purchase and before pulling permits. Instead of starting with the design and finding out later that the lot does not allow it, we start with what the property allows today.
The three questions the study answers
A · Eligibility — what does the property carry?
It comes first because it is what blocks. We review the permit history: permits issued and closed, permits expired or without final inspection, code enforcement cases, municipal liens and taxes. An old open permit prevents a new one from being issued on the folio, however good the lot is.
B · Potential — what does the lot allow?
Zoning and permitted use, applicable setbacks, available lot coverage, living area and area under roof, effective and preliminary flood zone, sewer or septic service, recorded easements and trees. All of it ordered into a constraint ladder that shows how many SF each rule allows on its own and which one governs. Every condition is reported citing the source reviewed and the date.
C · Execution — what does it cost to file, and in what order?
A matrix by building type with a preliminary verdict for each, the substantial improvement budget that remains, the jurisdiction's fees with their effective date, a schedule with a responsible party per stage, the open items that could change the verdict and three actions for this week.
What you receive
- A PDF report with the code cited and the review date for each source.
- A conceptual lot diagram with setbacks and preliminary buildable area.
- A determination and a matrix by building type, with a preliminary verdict for each.
- A list of conditions requiring field verification, a survey or confirmation from the authority having jurisdiction.
- Recommended next steps and, if you decide to move forward, the scope of the next stage.
See a complete report
We publish a sample report with the actual structure of the deliverable. The property and the data are fictional; the code cited is real as of the date of review.
Fictional property and data. Code cited is real as of the date of review.
- It is not an official zoning determination or a permit approval.
- It is not a survey, a title search or a legal certification.
- It is not architectural design or an engineering service.
- It does not assure that the authority having jurisdiction will approve any given route.
What we need from you
- The property address or folio number.
- The survey, if you have one, and any earlier plans or permits.
- What you want to do, even if only roughly.
With the address or folio number we review the public records and reply with the scope and the price of your study.
Feasibility report — $249
- What you get
- A 14-page PDF that opens with the determination: the property's eligibility, the constraint ladder, the matrix by building type, the substantial improvement budget, fees with their effective date and the agency route with a responsible party per stage, with the code cited.
- What we need
- The property address or folio number.
- Price and turnaround
- From $249 · delivered in 5 days.
If you hire your design with IronBlu Design, the $249 is credited toward your project.
Secure payment with Stripe: card, Apple Pay or bank account. The property address is requested at checkout.