Verdant provides modern permitting and planning software for local governments, consolidating resident intake, plan review, hearings, and commission voting into a single, paper‑free platform. The system is modular and configurable to each jurisdiction’s ordinances, workflows, and forms, allowing agencies to purchase only the needed components. It also includes a benchmarking tool that compares a city’s code against peer jurisdictions to identify gaps and improve ordinance drafting.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Local governments often rely on fragmented, legacy software that requires manual handoffs, paper-based processes, and repetitive data entry, leading to delays, errors, and difficulty keeping ordinances current.
Solution
Verdant offers a unified permitting and planning platform that digitizes the entire workflow—from resident inquiries and intake through plan review, hearings, and commission voting—within a single system. The software is modular and configurable to match each jurisdiction’s specific ordinances, forms, and internal processes, eliminating the need for custom engineering or extensive re‑keying. Integrated benchmarking tools allow agencies to compare their codes with peer municipalities, quickly identify gaps, and draft updated ordinances with supporting data. By centralizing all steps and providing real-time collaboration, Verdant streamlines approvals, improves transparency for residents, and reduces administrative overhead for planners.
Target Audience
Verdant is designed for municipal planning and permitting departments, including city planners, building officials, and commission staff responsible for code enforcement and ordinance management.
Features
- End‑to‑end digital workflow covering intake, plan markup, hearings, and vote recording in one platform
- Modular architecture lets agencies purchase only needed components and configure them to local ordinances and forms
- Real‑time plan review with markup tools and comment threads to replace paper‑based revisions
- Peer benchmarking engine that compares municipal codes, highlights gaps, and suggests best‑practice language
- Automated notifications and status tracking for residents and staff to improve communication
- Cloud‑hosted, no‑install solution that removes the requirement for on‑site engineering resources