51
90% range 48.0–55.4
Daniels and Zermack Architects
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations
activefeaturedhigh confidence
Sub-scores
Inspections50
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 24% of inspections vs 24% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions51
typical
1.09 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.13 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit50
typical
Median 14 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (0.97× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion39
worse than peers
23% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 13% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance61
better than peers
0.05 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.09 expected
Reliability49
typical
6% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected
Ann Arbor activity & plain stats
Permits in scored set
22
Last 3 years
12
Last 12 months
2
Years active
10
2011–2026
Median days to approval
14.0
peer median 16.0
Permits needing a revision
59%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
46%
Inspections on record
66
Job mix
Commercial alterations 68% Roofing 14% Windows & doors 9% Decks & porches 9%
Sample permit records
| Permit | Kind of work | Applied | Status | Days to approval | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLDG21-2435 | Commercial alterations | 2021-12-01 | FINALED | 57 | inspection **FINAL: NOT READY inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS inspection FOOTING: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL |
| BLDG19-0513 | Decks & porches | 2019-04-09 | FINALED | 128 | inspection **FINAL: FAILED review PLAN REVIEW: DENIED review REVISION: DENIED revision review: APPROVED |
| BLDGC24-0308 | Commercial alterations | 2024-07-15 | Final | 21 | inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGC24-0534 | Roofing | 2024-10-11 | Final | 7 | — |
| BLDG20-0075 | Commercial alterations | 2020-01-13 | FINALED | 25 | — |
| BLDG11-1953 | Commercial alterations | 2011-10-25 | FINALED | 2 | — |