Free planning tools and practical utilities
Practical tools for planning, subdivision, and land development
A focused set of single-purpose tools built for early planning review. Each tool runs directly on your device. No data is sent to a server. No account required.
Featured tools
Each tool is self-contained, works on your device, and is designed for a specific task in planning or project work.
Section 512 Frontage Analysis
Check whether a parcel may meet the 10% minimum highway frontage requirement under section 512(1)(a) of the BC Local Government Act. Accepts metres, feet, chains, and links.
Open tool PlanningVariance Table Builder
Build clean variance comparison tables for staff reports. Enter required and proposed dimensions, and the tool calculates the variance amount and percentage for each row.
Open tool PlanningVariance Impact Prompter
Generate structured prompts to help assess variance impacts. Useful for structuring analysis of neighbourhood character, shadowing, privacy, and other approval considerations.
Open tool PlanningPlanning Fee Rule Builder
Build and test a simple fee schedule from customisable rules. Useful for drafting or reviewing application fee structures during bylaw development or fee review work.
Open tool PlanningBuildable Envelope Calculator
Estimate a basic buildable area using lot dimensions, setbacks, and lot coverage limits. A quick check for early-stage feasibility and development review.
Open tool MeetingCueLight – Presentation Timer
A full-screen visual countdown with colour cues for speakers and facilitators. Designed for public meetings, presentations, and Toastmasters sessions where timing is visible from the front of the room.
Open tool SpeakingUmhs and Ahs Counter
Track filler words during a speech or presentation. Log umhs, ahs, and other hesitation markers in real time, then review the count at the end of a session.
Open tool CareerExperience Months Counter
Add multiple positions and calculate your total professional experience in months and years. Useful for professional designation applications and resume checks where specific timeframes matter.
Open toolAbout
I am a planner based in British Columbia, working in long range planning, local government policy, land use regulation, subdivision review, and development approvals.
This site grew out of a practical observation: many planning and development tasks involve repetitive calculations and rule checks that can be simplified with clear, single-purpose tools. Most of these tools started as real work problems.
The tools are designed for planners, local governments, consultants, developers, and property owners doing early-stage feasibility and review work. They are lightweight, mobile-friendly, and built to run without specialised software or accounts.
The aim is practical utility over complexity. These tools help identify issues earlier, test assumptions quickly, and narrow the scope of more detailed technical work. They do not replace professional judgment, legal advice, survey work, engineering review, or formal approvals.
The site also includes communication tools and smaller projects, including some inspired by my past involvement with Toastmasters. These are personal projects only and are not official Toastmasters tools or affiliated products.
Most tools run directly on your device, with their assumptions and limitations documented up front.
Disclaimer
These tools are provided for general information and preliminary review only. They may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. Users are responsible for verifying all results, measurements, interpretations, and regulatory requirements through appropriate professional review. No professional, legal, engineering, surveying, financial, or planning advice is provided through this website. Use of this site and its tools is at your own discretion and risk.
