Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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51B−
90% range 46.5–56.7

John Banks

Architect · Barrington, IL · #62 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workSolar / EV100% of all permits · #5 of 9 solar / ev 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 6 permits (5 STREAM + 1 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections—
not enough data
Plan quality / Revisions52
typical
0.81 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.00 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit48
typical
Median 22 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (1.20× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion40
worse than peers
61% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 27% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance63
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.15 expected
Reliability—
not enough data

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
6
Last 3 years
4
Last 12 months
0
Years active
4
2021–2025
Median days to approval
22.0
peer median 16.0
Permits needing a revision
33%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
33%
Inspections on record
4

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 6 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Solar / EV 100% (6)

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC25-0066Solar / EV2025-02-13Issued71inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0278Solar / EV2025-06-20Expired28Permit placed on hold for more information
permit expired without final
BLDGC24-0447Solar / EV2024-09-03Expired16permit expired without final
BLDGC23-0095Solar / EV2023-02-20Final3inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required
BLDG21-2151Solar / EV2021-10-20EXPIRED56permit expired without final
BLDGC24-0470Solar / EV2024-09-13Final6—

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