Changelog

v1.0.53

January 20, 2026
  • Adjust screen size issues for longer emails and smaller screens.
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.52

January 19, 2026
  • Add 'Need Help? button to make it easier to get support.
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.51

January 12, 2026
  • Fixed an issue where the chat was not working correctly.

v1.0.50

December 29, 2025
  • Fixed an issue where longer notes were not being displayed correctly in data request dropdown

v1.0.49

December 24, 2025
  • Add autofill address feature to the address input

v1.0.48

December 23, 2025
  • Added feature requests page to submit feature requests and ideas to the team.
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.47

December 22, 2025
  • Community insights feature added to allow you to submit insights about a jurisdiction. This is a great way to share your experience with a jurisdiction and help others.
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.47

December 16, 2025
  • Municipalties with no sign codes now have a status indicator to let you know.

v1.0.46

December 15, 2025
  • Improved data request tracking and management

v1.0.45

December 5, 2025
  • Added ability to add/remove team members to your account

v1.0.44

December 2, 2025
  • Added API key management for teams
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.43

November 9, 2025
  • Added self service billing for credits
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.42

November 2, 2025
  • Added notes to data requests to be viewed from the request tracker
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.41

October 16, 2025
  • Improved AI chat to be more accurate and concise
  • Added ability to search for tags and delegated users

v1.0.40

October 7, 2025
  • Updated AI provider to latest version

v1.0.39

October 5, 2025
  • Added tagging feature to assign tags for searches - useful for tracking searches for projects, clients, etc.
  • Added delegated user feature to assign users for searches - useful for shared accounts like permitting@company.com

v1.0.38

September 21, 2025
  • Improved manual override for address searches

v1.0.37

September 13, 2025
  • Added ability to export chat notes to PDF
  • Add Fill All button to fill all missing fields using AI at once

v1.0.36

September 1, 2025
  • Improved search history and audit logging system to track all search operations and data requests for teams

v1.0.35

August 26, 2025
  • New Public Records request feature for obtaining site surveys, engineering drawings, and permit histories
  • Support for bulk address processing with CSV upload for multiple property records

v1.0.34

August 16, 2025
  • New request tracking system to monitor data requests for missing ordinance information
  • Request tracker automatically displays pending and completed data requests

v1.0.33

August 5, 2025
  • Enhanced dropdown sections with improved visual design and discoverability
  • Added preview content in collapsed dropdowns showing key information at a glance
  • New card-based design with color-coded sections for better navigation
  • Improved mobile touch targets and responsive layout
  • Enhanced security with input sanitization for email submissions

v1.0.32

August 4, 2025
  • Fixed an issue where a city website would redirect to a PermitPal page.

v1.0.31

July 31, 2025
  • Enhanced sparse data handling with AI-powered field completion
  • Smart missing field detection and inline AI fill buttons
  • AI-generated fields now included in PDF exports with citations
  • New toggle to show/hide empty regulation fields
  • Improved visual indicators for incomplete data

v1.0.30

July 30, 2025
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.29

July 29, 2025
  • Bug fixes and improvements

v1.0.28

July 28, 2025
  • Improved managed templates to allow for more customization

v1.0.27

July 22, 2025
  • Added explicit overlay zone information to zoning results

v1.0.26

July 18, 2025
  • Improved AI chat window sizing and layout

v1.0.25

July 16, 2025
  • PermitPal now provides historical building permit information for select cities
  • Improved template functionality to allow for more customization

v1.0.24

July 9, 2025
  • PermitPal now supports coordinates in the address input

v1.0.23

July 8, 2025
  • Fixed an issue where the zone auto-selection was not working correctly.

v1.0.22

July 6, 2025
  • Added parcel information to templates
  • Added configuration options for Excel templates

v1.0.21

July 5, 2025
  • Added credit sharing between team members.

v1.0.20

July 2, 2025
  • New contact search feature automatically searches for the appropriate planning department for your address if existing contact information is not available

v1.0.19

June 26, 2025
  • New template feature allows you to create your own templates for your zoning results

v1.0.18

June 18, 2025
  • Bug fixes and improvements
  • Add new cities across TX, IL, IA

v1.0.17

June 4, 2025
  • Bug fixes and improvements
  • Added new cities across WA, NC, and SC

v1.0.16

May 22, 2025
  • Fixed bug where contact information was not being displayed for some cities
  • Added new cities across WI, MO

v1.0.15

May 21, 2025
  • Added Parcel Information to the search results. See Zone Information tab for more details.

v1.0.14

May 20, 2025
  • Smart Search: Search for contact information by city and state

v1.0.13

May 12, 2025
  • Updated our Export PDF function to allow you to have more control over your PDF

v1.0.12

May 6, 2025
  • Fixed an issue where the zone auto-selection was not working correctly.

v1.0.11

May 5, 2025
  • Add 30+ WA cities.

v1.0.10

May 1, 2025
  • Improved the AI chat to be more accurate and aware of the context of the address you are searching for.

v1.0.9

April 30, 2025
  • Added over 2000 cities from various states.

v1.0.8

April 22, 2025
  • Added over 1000 cities from various states.
  • Improved 'cities' page to take you directly to the address search page for that city.

v1.0.7

April 21, 2025
  • Added a 'Use Address Jurisdiction Only' option to the search bar, this allows you to search for a specific address and use the jurisdiction of that address only. This is useful if you are searching for a specific address and want to see the results for that address only.
  • Add ability to share links to specific address
  • Add ability to bookmark addresses
  • Add over 500 cities from various states.

v1.0.6

April 9, 2025
  • Added over 100 cities from TX, IN, IA
  • Added settings page to manage your account
  • Improved filtering of cities in our 'All Cities' page

v1.0.5

April 1, 2025
  • Added over 80 cities from NC and MO

v1.0.4

March 28, 2025
  • Added over 100 cities from IL and LA
  • Fixed issue where the AI chat was not working

v1.0.3

March 25, 2025
  • Added over 200 cities from Minnesota and Texas

v1.0.2

March 17, 2025
  • Added over 100 cities from Colorado and Florida

v1.0.1

February 19, 2025
  • Improved rendering of AI Chat results to make it easier to read

v1.0.0

February 18, 2025
  • New AI chat interface allows you to ask questions about the zoning and sign regulations for your address. Ask any clarifying questions you have about the regulations for your address and it will respond with a citation to the exact section of the code that pertains to your question!

v0.5.8

February 10, 2025
  • Improved our UI when data is missing.
  • Added more cities across WI and TX

v0.5.7

January 30, 2025
  • Added over 50 cities across CO

v0.5.6

January 28, 2025
  • Added sign plan requirements to zoning results if available
  • Added over 20+ cities across OH, MN, IL

v0.5.5

January 24, 2025
  • Added over 90% of cities in Wyoming and Nebraska from Municode

v0.5.4

January 20, 2025
  • PermitPal will now autoselect the correct zone based on your address if available and highlight the option in the zoning results

v0.5.3

January 18, 2025
  • Added jurisdiction information to zoning results. PermitPal will now autoselect the correct city or county jurisdiction based on your address
  • Fixed an issue where new updates were not showing up right away.

v0.5.2

January 17, 2025
  • Added recent history feature - view your recent searches and click on an address to search again

v0.5.1

January 15, 2025
  • Added explicit setback requirements to ordinance data
  • Added a reference table ordinance data if available
  • Added more information to zoning results such as type, sub-type, land use, etc.
  • Added 20+ new cities across LA, TX, FL, GA

v0.5

January 14, 2025
  • Add zoning data for all cities

v0.4.2

January 10, 2025
  • Added PDF export feature per request
  • Improved zoning information for some cities

v0.4.1

January 8, 2025
  • Added over 20 cities across TX, FL, AZ, LA, CA

v0.4

January 7, 2025
  • Improved citation links for non-municode/ecode360 sources
  • Added cities in TN

v0.3.9.1

January 5, 2025
  • Bug fixes and added West Caldwell, NJ and Alamo, TX

v0.3.9

December 30, 2024
  • Added over 40+ new cities in WY and CO

v0.3.8

December 13, 2024
  • Added 20+ new cities

v0.3.7

December 6, 2024
  • Added 20+ new cities

v0.3.6

December 1, 2024
  • Added city websites along with permit application links to results for select cities
  • Added the following cities: Overland Park, KS, and Sierra Vista, AZ

v0.3.5

November 29, 2024
  • Added 10+ cities in Ohio

v0.3.4

November 28, 2024
  • Added zoning maps to results for select cities

v0.3.3

November 26, 2024
  • Changed the way sign regulations are displayed
  • Added the following cities: Wadsworth, IL, Lake Worth Beach, FL, Greenacres FL

v0.3.2

November 22, 2024
  • Added the following cities: Wisconsin Dells, WI, Burank IL, Spanish Fork, UT, Chicago, IL, and O'Fallon, MO
  • Fixed bug that caused intermittent sign in issues

v0.3.1

November 4, 2024
  • Added over 70+ cities in California

v0.3

November 2, 2024
  • Added zoning information to results per user request for select cities
  • Added a 'View Source' feature to zoning results to fact check the information
  • Added the following cities: Altoona, IA and Godfrey, IL

v0.2.2

October 29, 2024
  • Added the following cities / counties: Houston, TX, League City, TX, and Baytown, TX

v0.2.1

October 28, 2024
  • Added the following cities / counties: Las Vegas, NV, Henderson, NV, Clark County, NV, and Los Angeles, CA

v0.2 Release

October 24, 2024
  • Added the following cities: Stamford Ct, Atlanta, GA, Cincinnati, OH, and Columbus, OH
  • Added citations to select cities
  • Added a page to view all cities in our database
  • Added a 'What's New' page

Beta v0.1 Release

October 21, 2024
  • Address-based permit information for select cities
  • Detailed ordinance breakdowns
  • Mobile-responsive design
  • User accounts and authentication