Business Portal

Permits, licenses, zoning, vacant land exploration, and economic intelligence for Montgomery business owners and entrepreneurs.

Who Is This For?

Business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone exploring economic opportunities in Montgomery. The Business Portal provides data-driven intelligence about permits, licenses, commercial zones, vacant land, and development opportunities.

Available Datasets

Dataset	What It Shows	Updated
Business Licenses	Active registrations, license types, DBA names, locations	As issued/renewed
Construction Permits	Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing permits	As issued
Entertainment Districts	Designated entertainment zone boundaries	Periodically
Zoning	Land use zoning classifications	Periodically
City-Owned Properties	Municipal property inventory (potential development sites)	Periodically
Code Violations	Property code violations (neighborhood conditions)	Real-time

Map Layers

The Business Portal map shows:

• Business Licenses — License locations across Montgomery
• Construction Permits — Active permit locations by type
• Entertainment Districts — Zone boundaries
• Council Districts — Toggleable boundary overlay

Sub-Pages

Vacant Land Explorer

An interactive map and analytics dashboard for exploring 900+ city-owned properties available for development or reuse. The Vacant Land Explorer includes:

• Interactive map — All city-owned parcels plotted with color-coding by disposition status
• Neighborhood analytics — Total acreage, appraisal values, and availability percentage for each neighborhood
• Status filtering — Filter properties by disposition status:
  • Available — Ready for development or sale
  • Holding — City is holding for future use
  • Use — Currently in use by the city
  • Leased — Leased to a third party
• Neighborhood filtering — Focus on a specific neighborhood to see its parcels
• AI-powered reuse suggestions — Ask the AI for development ideas based on parcel size, location, and zoning

Ask the AI “What vacant land is available near downtown?” or “Suggest reuse ideas for parcels in Capitol Heights” to get AI-powered analysis of development opportunities.

Example AI Questions

Active Permits

“What permits are active near downtown Montgomery?”

Business Licenses

“How many new business licenses were issued this year?”

Zoning

“What’s the zoning for parcels on Eastern Blvd?”

Vacant Land

“Show me available vacant land in Capitol Heights”

Land Reuse

“Suggest reuse ideas for large parcels near the riverfront”

Development Sites

“Which city-owned properties near downtown are zoned commercial?”

What the AI Can Do

The Business Portal AI assistant:

• Cites specific permit counts, license statistics, and location data
• Frames data around business decisions and economic opportunity
• Highlights growth areas and emerging development zones
• Provides context on Montgomery’s data center economy (Meta’s $1.5B campus, DC BLOX)
• Identifies potential development sites using city-owned property and zoning data
• Connects city data to investment and expansion decisions
• Can filter vacant land by neighborhood or disposition status
• Can suggest reuse ideas for specific parcels based on AI analysis

AI Actions

Action	What It Does
filter_land_by_neighborhood	Filters the Vacant Land Explorer to show parcels in a specific neighborhood
filter_land_by_status	Filters parcels by disposition status (Available, Holding, Use, Leased)
suggest_land_reuse	Generates AI-powered reuse and development ideas for selected parcels

Montgomery’s economy is anchored by government (state capital), Hyundai Motor Manufacturing, Maxwell Air Force Base, and a rapidly growing data center sector. The AI provides economic context alongside raw data.