LightBox Zoning API

LightBox Zoning API Zoning API

Zoning lookups by parcel, address, or geometry

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Operations 3

GET /zoning/us/parcel/{parcelId} Get zoning by parcel ID #

GET /zoning/us/address Get zoning by address #

POST /zoning/us/geometry Get zoning by geometry #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: LightBox Zoning API
  description: Parcel-level zoning data for commercial real estate, builder, and developer markets. Returns zoning districts, allowed uses, setback requirements, floor area ratio (FAR), building height limits, and other zoning attributes for a given parcel or location.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: LightBox
    url: https://developer.lightboxre.com/api/zoning
servers:
- url: https://api.lightboxre.com/v1
  description: Production
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Zoning
  description: Zoning lookups by parcel, address, or geometry
paths:
  /zoning/us/parcel/{parcelId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Zoning
      summary: Get zoning by parcel ID
      operationId: getZoningByParcel
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: parcelId
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: LightBox parcel identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Zoning attributes for the parcel
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZoningResponse'
  /zoning/us/address:
    get:
      tags:
      - Zoning
      summary: Get zoning by address
      operationId: getZoningByAddress
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: address
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Full street address
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Zoning attributes for the address
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZoningResponse'
  /zoning/us/geometry:
    post:
      tags:
      - Zoning
      summary: Get zoning by geometry
      operationId: getZoningByGeometry
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeometryRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Zoning attributes for the supplied geometry
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZoningResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    ZoningRecord:
      type: object
      properties:
        zoneCode:
          type: string
        zoneDescription:
          type: string
        zoneType:
          type: string
        zoneSubType:
          type: string
        municipality:
          type: string
        county:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        allowedUses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        setbacks:
          type: object
          properties:
            front:
              type: number
            rear:
              type: number
            side:
              type: number
        floorAreaRatio:
          type: number
        maxBuildingHeight:
          type: number
        maxLotCoverage:
          type: number
        minLotSize:
          type: number
    GeometryRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - geometry
      properties:
        geometry:
          type: object
          description: GeoJSON geometry (Point, Polygon, or MultiPolygon)
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - Point
              - Polygon
              - MultiPolygon
            coordinates:
              type: array
              items: {}
    ZoningResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        parcelId:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        records:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ZoningRecord'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key