An artificial intelligence powered zoning assistant may be added to Cleveland Township’s website pending a final board vote next month, possibly offering residents near instant answers to questions that usually require waiting for a callback.
“You are making it so there’s a 24-7 zoning agent,” Cleveland Township resident and software engineer Travis Kemp said. “You get an answer in three seconds versus waiting for two weeks.”
The tool, called ZoningOS, has been developed by local zoning administrator Scott Sheehan and Kemp under their company Blue Water Intelligence (BWI). The pair recently presented the idea to the Cleveland Township Board, offering to install the system on the township’s website at no cost as a pilot.
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