What's new
Changelog
Every change that makes CrossBeam better for the cities and builders who use it, written up the night it ships.
Sunday, October 4, 2026
No permit-type picker when uploading a corrections letter
Applicants who upload a corrections letter no longer pick a permit type, and "Not sure" no longer defaults to an ADU. The AI review reads the letter and plans, names the permit kind, and runs and prices the corrections read as that kind.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Buena Park rules answered directly in PreCheck findings
Findings now state the answer instead of saying "confirm with OCFA": Buena Park's sprinkler retrofit threshold for garage conversions, its construction hours (BPMC 8.28.040, Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-8 p.m.), and when a one-story ADU in a liquefaction zone needs a soils report.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Laguna planning reviews read zoning rules more precisely
Laguna Beach planning reviews now apply open-space rules only to lots with more than one dwelling, decide ADU parking transit exemptions from walking distance, show the parcel's prior City cases, and update water-efficient landscape, CEQA and coastal appeal wording.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Design Review section only when Design Review applies
Laguna Beach Planning letters now include the Design Review Authority section only when the project actually needs Design Review approval, based on the worksheet's entitlement decisions. Ministerial ADU and SB 9 lot split letters no longer carry it.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Correct publish dates for Laguna Beach applications
Ask AI now gives the City's own publish dates for the replaced Laguna Beach SB 9, ADU and CUP applications, rather than the date CrossBeam last checked the City website.
Laguna Beach references refreshed from the City site
Laguna Beach reference material now matches the City's current site: new ADU and SB 9 application numbers, three new applications, the latest public hearing notices and CDP exemption list, and recent monthly building reports, so answers and screenings cite current forms.