# MapLedger

> Free local answers from public records, city first. For any spot in Austin, Texas or Nashville (Davidson County), Tennessee: zoning in plain words, how many homes the lot can take, the ordinance or Specific Plan behind the zoning, short-term rental rules, the property tax bill and flood risk. Plus a source-linked finder for Central Austin businesses. Screening answers with sources, not zoning letters or legal advice.

## For agents

- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, no sign-in, read-only): https://mapledger.app/mcp
- Plugins: Claude Code plugin and Gemini CLI extension at https://github.com/dark-vector-cognition/mapledger; install links for VS Code, Cursor and Codex at https://mapledger.app/docs#agents
- Use it when someone asks what they can do with a property or address in Austin or Nashville (build more homes, split a lot, run a short-term rental, what the tax is, whether it floods), wants to find land that fits a need in either city, or wants a list of local businesses in Central Austin.
- Tools: land_at, find_land, search_businesses
- How to connect: https://mapledger.app/docs#agents
- JSON API for businesses (no key): https://mapledger.app/api/v1/businesses?q=coffee

## Pages

- [Austin land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/austin/land): HOME lot rules, Texas SB 840 apartments by right, -CO ordinances, rentals, tax, flood.
- [Nashville land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/nashville/land): Specific Plan ordinances read line by line, Metro rental permit rules settled for each lot from Metro's own records, tax, flood.
- [Nashville short-term rentals](https://mapledger.app/nashville/short-term-rentals): who holds the permits, where, and the plans that ban them.
- [Austin businesses](https://mapledger.app/austin/businesses): search, compare and export Central Austin businesses.
- [Nashville businesses](https://mapledger.app/nashville/businesses): search, compare and export Central Nashville businesses.
- [Denver land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/denver/land): zone districts in plain words, ADUs, short-term rental answers settled for each lot from the Assessor's records, the lot's tax by tax district, flood. Map pages only; not yet in the MCP tools.
- [Denver businesses](https://mapledger.app/denver/businesses): search, compare and export Central Denver businesses.
- [Chicago land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/chicago/land): zoning and planned developments in plain words, homes a lot can take, short-term rental answers settled for each building (zoning, restricted precincts, the prohibited buildings list, building size), tax by tax code, flood. Map pages only; not yet in the MCP tools.
- [Chicago businesses](https://mapledger.app/chicago/businesses): search, compare and export Central Chicago businesses.
- [Washington DC land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/washington-dc/land): zones in plain words, accessory apartments, flats and conversions, short-term rental answers settled for each lot from the Office of Tax and Revenue's records, the lot's tax, flood. Map pages only; not yet in the MCP tools.
- [Washington DC businesses](https://mapledger.app/washington-dc/businesses): search, compare and export Central Washington businesses.
- [Los Angeles land and zoning](https://mapledger.app/los-angeles/land): zoning in plain words, homes per lot with ADUs and SB 9, Home-Sharing answers settled for each lot from the Assessor's roll and the City's rent stabilization list, the lot's tax by tax rate area, flood and fire. Map pages only; not yet in the MCP tools.
- [Los Angeles businesses](https://mapledger.app/los-angeles/businesses): search, compare and export Central Los Angeles businesses.
- [The data](https://mapledger.app/data) and [API docs](https://mapledger.app/docs).