Virginia AI Regulation Ensures Smarter Permitting: Accelerate with Blitz AI

As states like Virginia lead the way with forward-thinking responsible automation is clearer than ever. Virginia’s Executive Order No. 30 establishes an AI Task Force and mandates the safe, transparent, and ethical use of AI across state government. While Executive Order No. 51 introduces streamlined AI-assisted regulatory reviews.

At Blitz AI, we stand firmly behind that vision. We believe AI in government should be secure, transparent, explainable, and always human-led. Our technology meets and exceeds modern cybersecurity, privacy, and accountability standards — making us the most trusted and implemented AI partner for plan reviews, nationally.

Government Concerns under Virginia Executive Orders 30 and How Blitz Clears Them

Virginia’s Executive Order 30 lays out the foundation for how public agencies should approach AI adoption: with caution, oversight, and clarity. Those principles reflect broader questions that cities, counties, and state departments across the U.S. share.

Concern #1 Will AI be safe, auditable, and transparent?

EO 30 requires AI systems to meet strict IT standards, include disclaimers, and maintain traceability and auditability.

Blitz Assurance: Blitz provides full audit trails for every inference from input and code reference to output and reviewer action. Every flagged detail is tied to a specific sheet and code section, which is listed in the Blitz Report. We include clear AI disclaimers. Our system’s logic is fully reviewable & auditable as codes update over time ensuring alignment with Virginia AI regulations.

Concern #2 How is citizen or applicant data protected?

EO 30 emphasizes data privacy, security, and risk mitigation from third-party tools.

Blitz AI employs encryption, data minimization, and role-based access. Sensitive data never leaves secure cloud boundaries. Blitz adheres to Virginia AI compliance standards, ISO frameworks, and gives agencies control over data retention.

Concern #3 What about vendor risk and third-party AI?

Governments must ensure external providers follow the same standards and risk management policies.

Blitz maintains SOC-compliant cloud infrastructure.

Blitz maintains detailed provenance records and comprehensive security assessments for agency review. Our cloud infrastructure is fully SOC-compliant, ensuring transparency, accountability, and robust data protection across all operations.

Through these assurances, Blitz gives governments the clarity, control, and confidence to deploy AI safely under frameworks like Virginia’s EO 30, without slowing down innovation.

Virginia Executive Order 51 lays the groundwork for AI Plan Review

In Executive Order No. 51, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin also introduced the nation's first agentic AI-powered regulatory review, aiming to streamline state regulations and eliminate redundancies. The next logical step is AI powered plan reviews to speed up permitting.

Traditional permitting moves slowly, creates avoidable errors, and frustrates both applicants and reviewers. Manual checks consume valuable reviewer time, while incomplete submissions trigger extra cycles. Blitz AI uses computer vision, machine learning, and encoded building rules to check drawings for zoning and building compliance. It flags issues and generates a structured report that reviewers can verify.

This approach doesn’t replace professionals — it enhances their work. By automating repetitive validations, it gives reviewers more time for complex design, safety, and code interpretation tasks.

Benefits appear on both sides:

1. For applicants: Clear diagnostics before Reviewer submission, guided corrections, fewer resubmittals.

2. For governments: Cleaner plan sets at intake, reduced review hours, and higher throughput.

3. For everyone: Shared context, consistent terminology, and stronger auditability.

Across the country, local governments are already adopting Blitz AI-assisted plan reviews.

Blitz AI: The Gold Standard for Responsible AI in Plan Review

Blitz is built from the ground up with public-sector cybersecurity and compliance in mind.

We adhere to:

• ISO 27001 & SOC2 frameworks
• Encryption of all stored data
• ITIL Incident Management process
• Best-in-class anti-virus and firewall software
• Comprehensive audit logs for every user and AI action
• Role Based Access Controls (RBAC) for Granular permissions and access segregation to prevent unauthorized actions.
• Regular Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Scans for continuous assurance that the system is secure, compliant, and resilient.

This means agencies deploying Blitz can do so confidently under the same governance expectations outlined in Virginia’s Executive Order No. 30, knowing every AI output is explainable, every decision is reviewable, and every user remains accountable. Blitz delivers safe speed, combining efficiency with integrity.

1. Automated Sufficiency Checks for Submission Quality
What it does: Runs checks on plan submittals across various sheets: site layouts, accessibility, life safety, zoning parameters and more, before official intake.
Why it matters: Higher-quality submissions mean fewer cycles and faster approvals. Early diagnostics surface common issues so human reviewers can focus on complex conditions.

2. AI Compliance Intelligence for Accelerated Permits
What it does: Produces structured, traceable reports that map each flagged item to the relevant code section and exact location on the sheet.
Why it matters: Transparency builds trust as applicants understand what failed and why, and reviewers gain clarity and consistency.

We provide insights through dashboards, tracking time saved, resubmittal rates, reviewer hours, accuracy metrics, and satisfaction scores. Agencies can define thresholds to keep the AI assistive and measurable, never opaque. Blitz is an assistive tool, not a replacement. Our AI only assists by pre-checking submissions and surfacing likely issues. Reviewers remain the final authority on all approvals, with override and commentary capabilities built in. Human oversight is mandatory, not optional.

Takeaway

The future of permitting is faster, safer, and more transparent. With Virginia leading on responsible AI policy, the right path is AI with accountability, not AI at any cost.

Blitz AI is proud to be the gold standard in responsible plan review automation. It is built for governments that value both innovation and integrity. Request a Blitz AI demo today.

We’ll help you design a product tailored to your local codes, compliance standards, and transparency goals, ensuring your city stays ahead of the curve, safely.