Feasibility
How to read a feasibility result in Bucky — what it's built from, what it does not replace, and where to go once a site looks viable.
Feasibility is the analysis of whether a project is viable on a given parcel under its zoning. It's the step where the physical facts of the land and the rules that govern it meet the numbers.
What you do
On the Projects map, ask Project Scout to assess development potential, or open the feasibility body after you frame a site. See Prompting BuckyAssist for example prompts.
Site summary vs. full feasibility
Project Scout can produce a Site summary right after exploration — a short brief with parcels, area, zone, and build-envelope hints. That's an early read to decide whether a site is worth studying further. See site exploration for the full map workflow.
The full feasibility panel on a framed site goes deeper: the structured analysis you run once you're ready to judge viability on a specific selection.
What it considers
Feasibility brings together what Bucky already knows about a project:
- What the parcel physically allows — its size and shape.
- What its zoning permits, and the source status behind each limit — see Zoning for the full status table.
- How those combine into whether a given idea is workable.
Read the citation status behind each figure before you treat it as final. A
cited limit came from the bylaw; an unverified_default is indicative
only; some figures are a stated assumption rather than either. See
Citations and confidence for the difference and
what to verify.
What it's not
Feasibility is decision support, not a permit, appraisal, or guarantee. It tells you whether an idea is worth pursuing further, under human review — it does not replace detailed design, engineering, or professional advice, and it is not a substitute for a jurisdiction's own approval process.
After feasibility
A project that looks viable is ready to move forward — which is where services come in: the people who can design and build it. To hand the read to someone else, see how to read a feasibility report.
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