Naples, Florida, adopts AI to accelerate building plan review processes

Blitz Permits Inc. (Blitz AI), a Florida-based developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automated plan review technology, recently announced a strategic partnership with CityView, a provider of community development and permitting software for local governments. 

The companies will roll out a next-generation permitting and plan review experience, starting with a joint implementation in the City of Naples, Florida.

The partnership pairs CityView’s end-to-end permitting platform with Blitz AI’s compliance automation engine, allowing municipalities to shorten review timelines, standardize decisions, and increase transparency for residents and developers.

Demonstrating its focus on smart growth and modern governance, the City of Naples is deploying Blitz AI’s automated plan review technology integrated with its CityView permitting system to speed residential and commercial building plan reviews.

The Blitz AI platform is trained on the Florida Building Code and local ordinances to evaluate building plans in minutes, flag potential noncompliance and generate detailed review reports with red lines on drawings. City staff can then dedicate more time to community priorities while developers and residents gain a faster, more predictable permitting experience through CityView.

Modernizing municipal plan review

The integration of Blitz AI’s compliance platform with CityView’s permitting system is expected to reshape how Naples conducts development reviews by:

• Accelerating review times and cutting wait periods so projects move forward more quickly for applicants and reviewers.
• Improving accuracy and surfacing potential compliance gaps early to reduce costly revisions and construction delays.
• Increasing transparency and delivering clear, consistent feedback that supports a more predictable development process.

The project supports Naples’ broader strategy to use technology to upgrade service delivery, strengthen public transparency and guide high-quality growth that aligns with the city’s coastal character. 

Leadership perspectives

“We’re proud that the City of Naples is the first in Florida to partner with Blitz AI to provide greater automation, efficiency and consistency in our residential and commercial building plan reviews and permit processing. This groundbreaking initiative marks a significant milestone in our commitment to innovation, efficiency, and service excellence,” Mayor Teresa Heitmann said in a statement.

“Naples is setting the standard by combining advanced technology with a human-centered approach. We look forward to realizing better outcomes for developers and residents alike, positioning our city at the forefront of modern municipal governance.”

“Naples is demonstrating how thoughtful AI innovation in development review can enhance both efficiency and public service,” said Arjun Choudhary, CEO of Blitz AI. “This technology was created to bring clarity and speed to permitting, and it’s great to see it supporting a community that holds itself to such high standards.”

Steve Favalaro, vice president of sales and marketing for CityView, added that “our partnership with Blitz AI represents the future of municipal permitting—where automation and human expertise work hand-in-hand. Naples is the perfect community to lead this transformation.”

A wave of AI-driven reforms nationwide

With growing demands on local governments to simplify the residential review process, more states and municipalities are adopting AI tools to speed up the permitting and building plan reviews. 

California, for example, launched an AI software last year to help the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County speed up the approval process for rebuilding permits following the Eaton and Palisades fires. 

Many large municipalities recently announced similar AI partnerships. Seattle and neighboring Bellevue, for example, integrated AI into their development application reviews last year. Other large cities, such as Austin; Honolulu; Miami; and Louisville, Kentucky, have followed suit.