Denver Launches AI Tool to Check Permit Applications
The StartSmart: Application Intake Assistant flags missing information in site development plan and building permit applications before submission.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Remote Work
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The City of Denver has launched an AI-powered tool that checks permit applications for missing information before they are submitted. The StartSmart: Application Intake Assistant is available online for formal site development plan and building permit applications.
Why it matters
The tool aims to shorten an intake process that can take days. City officials say it could reduce back-and-forth exchanges between applicants and Community Planning and Development staff over incomplete submissions.
The tool connects to the city's E-permits portal and checks applications against project requirements, with additional application types expected in 2027. The source does not quantify how much the intake timeline will shrink in practice.
The players
Denver Permitting Office
The city office that developed the intake assistant with other city agencies and CivCheck to streamline permit applications.
CivCheck
A technology company selected through a competitive request for proposals to help build Denver's permit intake assistant.
The details
The assistant connects to the city's E-permits portal and checks applications against project requirements, providing immediate feedback. The Denver Permitting Office developed it with other city agencies and CivCheck, which was selected through a competitive request for proposals and previously demonstrated its technology at Denver's DenAI Summit.
Timeline
Launched with an article published November 5, 2026
Additional application types expected in 2027
Market Landscape
The launch extends Denver's public AI showcasing from the DenAI Summit into a working municipal service. It places the city among local governments testing AI to speed up routine administrative processes such as permitting.
Applicants for site development plans and building permits in Denver may be able to catch missing information before submitting, potentially avoiding delays. The tool is available online now for the covered application types.
The takeaway
Applicants preparing site development plan or building permit applications in Denver can use the StartSmart tool to check for missing information before submitting. Checking early may help avoid back-and-forth delays with city staff.
What happens next
Additional application types for the StartSmart intake tool are expected in 2027.
Further reading
For related coverage, explore Remote Work and how local government digital tools are changing everyday workflows in Denver.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ColoradoBiz.
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