FOR BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS & DESIGN TEAMS

Your PM shouldn't be chasing bylaw clauses.
Now they don't have to.

70% of your PM's permit coordination work is tracking, chasing, and checking. FlowStation's AI agent handles that — so your PM focuses on decisions, relationships, and approvals.

THE REAL COST

The coordination tax your PM absorbs

Your PM can read drawings. What they can't do — and shouldn't have to — is cross-reference every detail against the current bylaw and then chase your architect to fix it.

Every revision cycle: 2–6 weeks lost

Each round-trip to the city adds weeks. Your carrying costs — property tax, insurance, loan interest, lost revenue — don't pause while you wait.

PMs become compliance routers

Monday: email the architect about a setback. Wednesday: follow up. Thursday: chase the engineer for calcs. Friday: check if the city even opened the last submission. Same week, every project, on repeat.

Bylaws changed. Nobody caught it.

Your architect did nothing wrong — the zoning amendment happened last quarter. FlowStation checks against the current bylaw, not the one your team memorized.

WHAT FLOWSTATION DOES

Pre-check to get started. Agent to stay with you.

FlowStation catches compliance issues before submission — and then stays with your PM through every revision cycle until the permit is in hand.

AVAILABLE NOW

Compliance Pre-Check

Upload your drawing package. Get a bylaw-cited compliance report in hours — not weeks. Every finding references the exact clause.

  • AI scan against your municipality's exact zoning bylaw
  • Finding-by-finding report with bylaw subsection citations
  • Expert-validated — a Canadian professional reviews every report
  • Setbacks, FAR, height, parking, density, lot coverage + more
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✦ COMING SOON — PERMIT AGENT

AI Permit Coordination Agent

After the pre-check, the agent stays with your PM. It generates revision tasks, assigns them to your architect and engineer, tracks completion, and tells you when you're ready to resubmit.

  • Auto-generates structured revision task list from compliance findings
  • Assigns each issue to the responsible party (architect vs. engineer)
  • Tracks completion — your PM sees what's outstanding at a glance
  • Categorizes and triages city planner comments by discipline and severity
  • Flags when the package is clean and ready to resubmit
  • Monitors the municipal process and prompts your PM on status
  • Learns from each cycle — fewer issues on the next project
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FULL PERMIT LIFECYCLE

How It Works

PRE-CHECK PHASE
01

Upload Drawings

Plans, site drawings, specs — your standard submission package.

02

AI Compliance Scan

Checked against your municipality's current zoning bylaw. Not last year's version.

03

Bylaw-Cited Report

Every finding references the exact subsection. No vague warnings. No black box.

04

Expert Review

A Canadian professional validates every output. Human in the loop, always.

✦ PERMIT AGENT PHASE — COMING SOON
05

Revision Tasks Generated

Each compliance issue becomes a structured task assigned to your architect or engineer.

06

Agent Tracks Completion

Your PM sees what's done, what's outstanding, and who's holding things up — without chasing anyone.

07

Resubmit Clean

Agent confirms the package addresses every flagged issue. Submit with confidence.

08

Track City Comments

When the city responds, the agent categorizes planner comments by discipline, triages by severity, and assigns each back to your architect or engineer — so nothing gets missed or repeated.

09

Resolve & Resubmit

The cycle repeats — tasks generated, tracked, resolved — until every comment is closed. No revision falls through the cracks.

10

Permit Issued

Agent monitors status until the permit is in hand. Full cycle, closed.

SAMPLE OUTPUT

From compliance finding to tracked resolution

The pre-check catches the issue. The agent makes sure it gets fixed.

FINDING 04 — SIDE SETBACK⚠ NON-COMPLIANT
Drawing shows:1.1m side setback
Required (Bylaw §502.3.b):1.5m minimum
Action required:Revise site plan before submission
PERMIT AGENT — REVISION TRACKER
Revise side setback to 1.5m minimum
Assigned to: Architect · Completed Apr 2
Update FAR calculation for revised footprint
Assigned to: Architect · Completed Apr 3
Confirm structural clearance with revised setback
Assigned to: Structural Engineer · Due Apr 7
Re-run compliance scan on updated package
Waiting on: All tasks above
INTERACTIVE

The math on what delays actually cost you

Two kinds of savings. One from avoiding revision cycles. One from freeing your PM's time.

$Cost of Delay

Daily carrying cost$751
60-day exposure$45,045
ROI on one pre-check
18x

Based on carrying cost analysis for a Coquitlam 4-plex at $2.75M (2026 market). Includes property tax, insurance, consultant retainers, opportunity cost, loan interest, and lost rental revenue.

PM Time You Get Back

Your PM's permit coordination work — emails, follow-ups, revision tracking, bylaw cross-referencing. FlowStation's agent handles 70% of it.

Includes chasing architects, tracking revisions, checking bylaw compliance, following up with the city. Typical range: 10–20 hrs for 2–4 active permits.

Today
15 hrs
Agent
4.5 hrs
Saved
10.5 hrs
10.5 hrs
back every week
That's a full day back — every single week.
70% OF PERMIT COORDINATION — HANDLED BY AGENT
WHAT THE PM STILL DOES (~30% REMAINING)
  • Judgment calls on design trade-offs
  • Approving the final package before resubmission
  • Relationship management with city planners
Monthly time saved42 hrs
Annual time saved546 hrs
COMPLIANCE CHECKS

What We Check

Setbacks
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Lot Coverage
Building Height
Parking Requirements
Unit Count
Density Compliance
Landscaping
Secondary Suite Rules
Accessory Buildings
Site Coverage
Zone Conformance
TRUST & SAFETY

Bylaw-Cited

Every compliance finding references the exact bylaw subsection. No vague warnings. You see exactly what we checked and why.

Expert-Validated

Every report is reviewed by a Canadian professional before delivery. AI is the tool — experts make the calls.

Built & Stored in Canada

All data is processed and stored in Canada. Region-locked infrastructure. Project data deleted within 30 days of completion.

GET STARTED

Stop losing weeks to revision cycles.

One pre-check pays for itself if it prevents a single round-trip to the city. Get started today.