Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 51.5–57.9

Architectural Resource

Architect · Ann Arbor, MI · #40 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workAdditions / ADUs71% of all permits · #4 of 7 additions / adus specialists
occasionallow confidence

Overall score: 50 = peer average for the same role and the same kind of work (e.g. window jobs are compared with window jobs, remodels with remodels). Based on 7 permits (2 STREAM + 5 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections61
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 8% of inspections vs 20% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions56
better than peers
0.67 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.36 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit47
typical
Median 26 days to approval vs 17 days peer median (1.42× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion45
typical
33% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 21% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance53
typical
0.06 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.08 expected
Reliability58
better than peers
4% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
7
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Years active
5
2015–2024
Median days to approval
26
peer median 17.0
Permits needing a revision
43%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
71%
Inspections on record
45

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 7 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Additions / ADUs 71% (5)Remodels 29% (2)

Sample permit records

A sample of the public records behind this card. Links open the city's permit portals.

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGR24-0975Additions / ADUs2024-04-26Expired94inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
permit expired without final
BLDG20-1986Additions / ADUs2020-10-23FINALED38inspection INSULATION: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
review BUILDING: RETURNED
BLDG15-2486Additions / ADUs2015-11-13EXPIRED26inspection SLAB: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
permit expired without final
BLDGR23-1951Additions / ADUs2023-10-03Final24plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
BLDG16-1224Remodels2016-06-22FINALED8inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
BLDG15-0588Remodels2015-04-15FINALED16—

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