Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 49.5–58.7

Custom Deck Creations

General Contractor · Canton, MI · #171 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workDecks & porches100% of last-3-year permits · #24 of 51 decks & porches specialists
activefeaturedhigh 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 38 permits (31 STREAM + 7 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections45
worse than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 17% of inspections vs 13% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions44
worse than peers
1.73 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.28 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit43
worse than peers
Median 22 days to approval vs 20 days peer median (1.39× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion86
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 12% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance66
better than peers
0.02 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.05 expected
Reliability45
worse than peers
5% of inspections cancelled vs 4% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
38
Last 3 years
25
Last 12 months
3
Years active
8
2018–2026
Median days to approval
22
peer median 20.0
Permits needing a revision
66%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
40%
Inspections on record
141

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 38 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Decks & porches 100% (38)

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGR26-0945Decks & porches2026-06-15Final52inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Posthole [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
BLDGR26-0723Decks & porches2026-05-10Final73inspection Posthole [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v5 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
BLDGR24-0099Decks & porches2024-01-24Final27inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Posthole [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
5 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG21-1377Decks & porches2021-07-16FINALED19—
BLDG19-0981Decks & porches2019-06-06FINALED14—
BLDG18-1345Decks & porches2018-06-26FINALED22—

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