For Builders · Developers, GCs, Architects, Engineers, Expediters
Get through plan check
the first time.
Run a CrossBeam Pre-Check before you submit. Get findings, plain-language action items written to hand straight to your architect or engineer, and a preview of the corrections letter the city would have sent. Fix it on your schedule — not the counter’s.
Where can I use CrossBeam Permits?
Builders, architects and contractors can use CrossBeam Permits to review a plan set against state and local code before they submit it, in five areas:
| Area | What is available |
|---|---|
| California | Every city and county |
| Greater Seattle | Local code in the Greater Seattle area |
| Las Vegas area | Local code in the Las Vegas area |
| Denver area | Local code in the Denver area |
| Kansas City | Local code in Kansas City |
It is the same review engine agencies use for plan check. Each review reads the full plan set and lists likely corrections, each with the code section and the sheet it comes from, so you can fix them before the plan checker sees them. Pricing is per review. CrossBeam Permits results are advisory; the city or county makes the permit decision.
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CrossBeam Permits (crossbeam-permits.com) is not affiliated with Crossbeam, the partner-ecosystem software company at crossbeam.com.
The Correction Cycle Is the Schedule Killer
Most plan sets come back with corrections. Each round costs weeks at the counter and change orders at your desk. And the letter itself is homework: item after item, each citing a different code section — CRC, CPC, CBC, ASCE 7-22, Title 24.
From Address to Approval
Four points in a project’s life. CrossBeam has a tool at each one. Keep scrolling — the timeline walks you through them.
Site research & feasibility.
CrossBeam ScoutBefore you draw a line, give CrossBeam Scout an address and what you want to build. It comes back with the map, the zoning, the codes and regulations that apply, and what a submittal will require — then seeds a real project straight from the conversation.
Explore ScoutPre-submittal plan review.
CrossBeam Pre-CheckBefore you submit, Pre-Check reads your full plan set and returns findings, questions, plain-language action items you can hand straight to your architect or engineer, and a Corrections Preview — the letter CrossBeam thinks the city will send you. Fix it before anyone official sees it.
Explore Pre-CheckResponding to a corrections notice.
CrossBeam Corrections AnalysisCrossBeam Corrections Analysis reads the city’s letter against your plan set and annotates it page by page — fix this, on this sheet, because item 12 says so — then drafts a professional response letter, ready to send back.
Explore Corrections AnalysisCode and permit questions, any time.
CrossBeam Permit AssistantThe CrossBeam Permit Assistant answers “what permits do I need at this address, for this scope?” — grounded in state code and your local rules.
Explore the Permit AssistantWhat a Pre-Check Gives You
Findings
Every issue the engine can see, with the code section that makes it an issue.
Action Items
Plain-language fixes, written to hand straight to your architect or engineer — no translation step.
Questions
The things the plans don't answer. Resolve them before the city asks.
Corrections Preview
The letter we think the city will send you. Read it before it's real.
The Placentia Letter, Start to Finish.
Fourteen correction items on a real ADU permit — every one parsed, verified, and responded to.
15 min
14-item corrections letter analyzed
16,000+
pages of code behind every review
549
jurisdictions with local rules
What’s Covered Today
Available in California, Greater Seattle, the Las Vegas area, the Denver area and Kansas City. ADU coverage is the deepest: it’s where CrossBeam started and where the proof lives. But the engine reads plan sets generally, from new homes and multi-unit to reroofs, pools, solar, EV chargers, water heaters, panel upgrades, signs, fences, patio covers, repipes, and more.
CrossBeam reads your full plan set the way a plan checker does. It checks the drawings against California law and your local code. You get a list of findings pinned to the sheet, before you submit.
Missing sheets, missing notes, code conflicts, and items your city or county asks for on every submittal. Each finding cites the code section, points to the spot on the sheet, and says how to fix it in plain language.
You pay per review. Simple permits are $25. ADUs are $100. Single-family homes and residential remodels are $250. Multi-unit and commercial projects are $1,000. You see the price before you pay. Your first review is 50% off, once per company, on reviews up to $250.
Available in California, Greater Seattle, the Las Vegas area, the Denver area and Kansas City. CrossBeam reviews permits with an architectural plan set: new homes, ADUs, additions, remodels, and multi-unit. Commercial tenant improvements are covered in some jurisdictions. Ask below about your city or county.
Yes. Upload the letter and your plans. CrossBeam pins each correction to its sheet and drafts a response letter you can hand to your architect or engineer.
No. The city still reviews your plans and makes the decision. CrossBeam helps you submit a cleaner set, so you get fewer correction rounds.
AI answers from CrossBeam’s own product information. For a code question, use the Permit Assistant.
See What the City Will See
Upload a plan set or a corrections letter. Know what’s coming before it’s official.