Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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52B−
90% range 42.9–56.4

Dan Combs Consulting Inc

General Contractor · Waterford, MI · #239 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workSolar / EV50% of all permits · #5 of 9 solar / ev specialists
occasionalmedium 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 8 permits (2 STREAM + 6 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections—
not enough data
Plan quality / Revisions51
typical
0.96 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.08 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit43
worse than peers
Median 13 days to approval vs 13 days peer median (2.23× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion—
not enough data
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance62
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.11 expected
Reliability—
not enough data

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
8
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Years active
4
2011–2023
Median days to approval
13
peer median 13.0
Permits needing a revision
38%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
12%
Inspections on record
3

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 8 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Solar / EV 50% (4)Commercial new 25% (2)Roofing 25% (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
BLDG21-1395Solar / EV2021-07-19EXPIRED267review FLOOD PLAIN: COMMENTS ISSUED
review PLAN REVIEW: HOLD
review BUILDING: RETURNED
permit expired without final
BLDG21-1378Solar / EV2021-07-16EXPIRED19review BUILDING: RETURNED
permit expired without final
BLDGC23-0178Commercial new2023-04-14Final13inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG11-0907Roofing2011-06-21CANCELLED9—
BLDG11-0908Solar / EV2011-06-21CANCELLED9—
BLDG11-0430Roofing2011-04-19CANCELLED86—

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Scores update as new permit activity lands. Not a recommendation to hire. Report an error.