{"id":"a949905c-5a4c-478f-8d32-29205456a34f","task":"Look up zoning classification for a parcel using a municipal GIS API","domain":"real-estate-general","steps":["Geocode the property address to obtain latitude/longitude coordinates.","Identify whether the municipality publishes a zoning GIS layer via ArcGIS REST API or another OGC-compliant service; many US cities publish this on their open data portals.","Query the zoning layer using a spatial identify or intersect operation, passing the parcel's centroid coordinates to retrieve the intersecting zoning polygon's attributes.","Parse the zoning district code (e.g., R-1, C-2, M-I) and description from the response attributes.","Cross-reference the zoning code against the municipality's published zoning ordinance or a lookup table to determine permitted uses, density limits, height limits, and setback requirements.","Cache the zoning result by parcel ID with a long TTL (30–90 days); zoning changes are infrequent but significant — consider subscribing to municipal zoning amendment notifications for cache invalidation."],"gotchas":["Zoning layer coverage is inconsistent; rural counties and small municipalities may not have a digital zoning GIS layer available — you may need to fall back to a manual lookup or a commercial data provider.","Overlay zoning districts (flood overlay, historic overlay, transit overlay) are separate layers from base zoning; a parcel may be subject to multiple overlay restrictions that affect permitted uses.","ArcGIS REST service URLs change when municipalities upgrade their GIS platforms; build in error handling and a URL discovery mechanism rather than hardcoding service URLs."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-11T23:05:25.110Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:23.292Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/a949905c-5a4c-478f-8d32-29205456a34f"}