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Find the development rules that apply. Verify every finding.

LocalCode connects municipal development requirements to the exact code provisions, cross-references, and ordinances behind them. Development and planning teams can reach source-backed answers faster—and see clearly when additional site facts, professional judgment, or legal review are still required.

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A code search gives you a section. A decision requires the complete rule.

Development requirements rarely live in one place. A use table may depend on a definition. A setback may change because of adjacency. A height limit may require a separate measurement rule. An adopted ordinance may not yet appear in the published code.

LocalCode follows those connections so you can see the controlling text, the provisions that affect it, and the official record behind the finding.

EXAMPLE · HOW LOCALCODE RESOLVES THIS RULE · AUSTIN, TXnot a live determination for a specific propertyBUILDING_HEIGHT_MAX

Illustrative resolutionWhat is the maximum building height under Subchapter F § 2.2?

Context required

Maximum building height

Context requiredIs the site within a regulated floodplain? — pick an option to see how this rule resolves.

Controlling provision: § 2.2

Evidence — source-backed

Source text: Austin LDC, Supp. No. 173 · current to 2026-04-23

Controlling provision

§ 2.2BUILDING HEIGHT

Source text — verbatim

Except where these regulations are superseded, the maximum building height for development subject to this Subchapter is: (A) 32 feet for development located outside the 100-year floodplain; and (B) 35 feet for development located in the 100-year floodplain. Section 25-2-531 (Height Limit Exceptions) does not apply to development subject to this Subchapter, except for a chimney, vent, antenna, or energy conservation or production equipment or feature not designed for occupancy. Building height shall be measured under the requirements defined in Section 3.4. Ord. No. 20191114-064, Pt. 1, 11-25-19.

Resolver references

resolver§ 3.4 How building height is measured

Excluded references

excluded§ 25-2-531 Not controlling for this determination

Enacted byOrd. No. 20191114-064, Pt. 1

Source text: Austin LDC, Supp. No. 173 · current to 2026-04-23

Illustrative example only — not legal advice and not a property-specific entitlement determination. Full determinations with parcel-level resolution stand behind sign-in.

Live Demo

Try it: ask an AI to read Austin's code — with a receipt

Paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. It fetches a real published section of the Austin Land Development Code and returns the verbatim text plus a provenance receipt — not an unsourced summary.

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Open this Austin LDC section and quote the verbatim building-height provision text. Include the provenance receipt (source PDF link and source-text-as-of date) from the page: https://www.localcode.ai/codes/tx-austin/25-2/subF/art2/2.2

LocalCode is building the layer that resolves how land-use provisions combine across overlays and compatibility triggers — starting with Austin. This demo shows retrieval + provenance on published source text, not a property-specific determination.

Example for demonstration only. Not legal advice and not a determination for any specific property.

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Every Finding Comes With The Record

A Code Viewer Built for Entitlement Decisions

LocalCode connects the code section, controlling text, linked ordinances, source history, and verification actions in one research workspace — so teams can move from reading the rule to trusting the finding.

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Controlling Text

Read the exact provision supporting the finding — not a generated summary.

Connected Requirements

Follow definitions, exceptions, overlays, measurement rules, and referenced standards without losing context.

Ordinance History

See the ordinances that adopted, amended, recodified, or affected the section.

Clear Answer Status

Know what is supported by the available record, what requires additional project facts, and what remains unresolved.

The Platform

From Code Text to Feasibility Evidence

LocalCode turns municipal development regulations into structured, source-backed findings that support feasibility review, entitlement strategy, and project risk analysis.

Feasibility Rules

Identify the rules that affect site feasibility: use permissions, zoning constraints, overlays, density, height, setbacks, parking, subdivision, drainage, and process triggers.

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Source Verification

Trace each rule to the code text, ordinance history, source notes, and official documents that support the finding.

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Jurisdiction Intelligence

Understand coverage, jurisdiction context, and regulatory signals in the markets where entitlement decisions are made.

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Who It's For

Built for the decisions municipal code affects

Different teams need the same thing: a faster way to know which municipal rules control the site, where those rules came from, and whether the finding can be trusted.

Development and Entitlement Teams

Identify the written rules that may affect use, yield, timing, cost, and approval strategy before assumptions become commitments.

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Architects and Engineers

Verify dimensional standards, definitions, exceptions, and measurement requirements before drawings advance.

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Planning and Development Departments

Connect administered code text to adopting ordinances, amendment history, and source-ready citations for daily staff work.

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General AI can summarize a section. LocalCode structures the provisions, dependencies, and source documents needed to verify what the code actually says.

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