Lancaster, Calif., a city in northern Los Angeles County, has partnered with the AI company Labrynth to deploy its AI-powered permitting platform to accelerate permitting approvals.
The city will become one of the first municipalities in the United States to deploy the permitting platform. Labrynth said it chose Lancaster as the company’s “inaugural municipal partner” based on its readiness to adopt transformative technology and its commitment to cutting red tape.
“Lancaster has always been a city that sees possibility where others see roadblocks,” City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said in a Sept. 3 press release. “Our partnership with Labrynth is a testament to that spirit. By leveraging Labrynth’s AI-powered platform, we’re not just keeping up with the future—we’re shaping it.”
“Together, we’re transforming regulatory complexity into an engine for economic growth, speeding up innovation and delivering better services for our residents and businesses,” Parris added. “This collaboration sets a new standard for how cities can lead, adapt and unlock opportunity in a fast-changing world.”
The Labrynth platform is designed to cut red tape in permitting by automating validation, reducing bottlenecks, and improving transparency. The platform enables developers and city officials to move projects forward more efficiently, saving time and resources while streamlining approvals for zoning, licensing, and other regulatory processes.
The rollout will focus first on permitting, where AI-driven workflows will pre-screen applications, verify them against requirements, flag missing details, and guide applicants through improvements using best practices.
“Lancaster is doing more than modernizing—they’re showing other cities across America what’s possible,” said Stuart Lacey, CEO of Labrynth. “Their leadership underscores a broader shift across the country: when local governments remove barriers, they unlock opportunity. Lancaster is the blueprint.”
