Two follow-on services, when a finding calls for them: we route the official city determination request where the city's letter is the binding one, and we file the permit with the required reports built into the set — same day. When a finding calls for a survey, a geotech report, or special inspections, the Reports Coordination desk runs those too — licensed specialists produce and sign; we coordinate.
This report is an advisory determination from public parcel data (FEMA NFHL, California Geological Survey, CAL FIRE). It is not a city determination letter and does not replace one where a jurisdiction requires its own. Zone data is checked at the geocoded parcel point; official maps and the reviewing agency make the final call.
Some projects sail through plan check. Others get stopped cold by a report nobody mentioned — a geologic report, a floodplain review, a fault investigation. Owners used to pay the city just to find out whether one was needed, then wait. This report answers it up front, for your parcel and your scope, from the same public maps the reviewers use.
Every finding names its map layer and source. If a layer can't be checked from public data, the report says “not determined” — never a guess dressed up as an answer.
Sample: a geologic/geotechnical report, prepared by a licensed geologist and reviewed by the city, is generally required before permits issue — and the report's foundation recommendations belong in the drawings.
Source: California Geological Survey (CGS) Seismic Hazards Program
Sample: the parcel maps outside the Special Flood Hazard Area in FEMA's current data, so no flood review step is expected for the stated scope.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)
This is a fast advisory determination from public parcel data — the same layers reviewers start from. Where a city's own determination letter is the binding one, your report says so plainly, and the follow-on service is simple: we route the official request for you, then file the permit with whatever reports the determination requires.
Invoice emailed — no card needed to start.
Your invoice is on its way to your email. The delivered report follows the moment it lands — and your preview stays live at the link above.
How it works: we capture your request, run the parcel against the public hazard layers immediately, and email your invoice. Reports are advisory determinations from public data — not a guarantee of any city's ruling. Questions? Call or text (888) 907-9511.