You know the drill. A new address lands on your desk, you pull the zoning code, find the district, and piece together what is allowed and what might trip you up. The work matters, but it is slow, and it is easy to miss something on a quick read. This drag shows up early in a deal when you need a clear yes or no before you spend more time or money. A tight memo with uses, controls, parking, and any red flags lets you move or pass with confidence. Due Diligence ~10 min to run Draft a Zoning Due Diligence Memo Vic prompt Use Vic to draft a zoning due diligence memo for a property address with an optional proposed use and specified output format. Purpose Cuts initial zoning review time from roughly 60 minutes to about 10 minutes. Supports quicker site screening and earlier identification of use or control issues. Inputs Property Address Required Output Format Required Proposed Use Optional Outputs A one-page memo in Word or in-chat that includes a headline takeaway and a clickable link to the zoning source. Time saved Turns roughly an hour of manual work into about ten minutes. How it works Run the task by telling your AI: "Use Vic to draft a zoning due diligence memo for a property address with an optional proposed use and specified output format." Provide the address, pick Word or chat for the output, and add a proposed use if you have one. Vic finds the zoning district and writes a one page memo in plain English. It sorts permitted uses into as of right, conditional, and prohibited. It lists the controls that matter for underwriting and early test fits: height, FAR, density, setbacks, and lot coverage. Parking gets its own section. If you included a proposed use, the memo ties the rules to that use so you can see fit and friction quickly. The output opens with a headline takeaway. It is the quick read you would write after scanning the code. It also includes a clickable link to the source so you or a teammate can jump to the underlying text to confirm details. This is a first pass, not a legal opinion. It replaces the repetitive hour spent assembling a clean summary before a deeper review. Most teams lose time here. They read the same sections, copy the same tables, and still end up with slightly different formats across deals. Consistency is the real win. Every memo follows the same structure, so you can compare sites without reformatting notes in your head. Uses are categorized the same way. Controls appear in a set order. Parking is not buried in a paragraph. When something looks off, it is easier to spot because the layout stays the same. It also helps in internal reviews. Circulate a one page memo with a clear takeaway and a source link, and you cut down on back and forth. Teammates can scan, click through if needed, and focus on the decision instead of asking for a cleaner summary. The time savings are simple. This takes about ten minutes to run and review versus about an hour to build by hand. Over a week of screening, that adds up. More important, you get to no go faster when a use is prohibited or a control is tight enough to kill the plan. Use it at the top of the funnel. If a site survives this pass, then it is worth a deeper zoning analysis and, if needed, a call with counsel or the municipality. If it does not, you spent ten minutes to find out instead of an hour.