One project.
One brief.
Twenty-nine dollars.
Drafted site plans cost $99–$159. Permit consultants charge $400+. A stamped survey runs $500–$2,000. This brief is $29 because it's NOT a stamped plan — and we say that clearly on every page.
- · Full in-browser OCR — regs never leave your machine
- · Claude parsing with exact-quote citations
- · Lot + project inputs
- · Live isometric Build Envelope Atlas
- · GO / NO-GO verdict + overlap dimension
- · Watermarked preview on screen
- · Clean 1500×2000 isometric Atlas PNG
- · 2-page PDF brief w/ scaled top-down plan
- · Code citations sidebar (every number traced to source)
- · Your name in title block, signature stamp, footer
- · Save up to 5 projects to your account
- · Shareable public brief URL
We're not selling a stamped plan.
We're selling 60-second pre-check confidence.
Skipping the check entirely is the other alternative — and is how ~40% of first-submission permits are rejected for setback errors. A $29 brief vs. a $1,500 lumber pile you can't legally use.
No. Setback Brief produces a clearly-labeled DRAFT brief. We say so on every page, in the footer, and in the watermark. For projects that require a stamped plan, hire a licensed drafter or surveyor.
Most jurisdictions accept hand-drawn site plans for accessory structures under ~200 sq ft. Many will accept ours as supporting documentation. Some require a stamped survey. Always verify with your local permit office before you submit — we cannot speak for your county.
You can edit any number directly in the parsed code card before computing. The brief generates the same way whether the OCR is perfect or you typed it in by hand. Every numeric value in the brief is shown alongside its source — so reviewers can verify.
It is a one-time payment per account that unlocks unlimited brief generations. You can save up to 5 projects at a time; new saves push out the oldest. No subscription.
If the brief does not generate (technical failure on our end), email and we will refund. We cannot refund a brief that downloads successfully — at that point you have the deliverable.