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Here’s an interesting, narrative-style write-up about the City of Raleigh’s permit process—focusing on how a seemingly dry bureaucratic system actually shapes the built environment in fascinating ways.

The most interesting chapter is being written now. Raleigh is in the middle of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar switch to a new permitting software (Oracle’s AMS, replacing an aging Accela system). The goal: let you upload a site plan, have AI check it against basic zoning rules, and get an instant "likely to pass" score. city of raleigh permits

But old-timers are skeptical. "Permits are conversations, not algorithms," one plan reviewer told me. "No bot knows if that shadow will really fall on your neighbor's tomato plant." Here’s an interesting