Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 49.4–60.0

Studio Z Architecture

Architect · Canton, MI · #44 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workAdditions / ADUs67% of all permits · #5 of 7 additions / adus 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 9 permits (2 STREAM + 7 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections57
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 14% of inspections vs 23% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions52
typical
1.11 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.29 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit54
typical
Median 13.5 days to approval vs 17 days peer median (0.68× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion56
better than peers
10% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 22% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance54
typical
0.04 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.07 expected
Reliability56
better than peers
6% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
9
Last 3 years
2
Last 12 months
0
Years active
6
2014–2024
Median days to approval
13.5
peer median 17.0
Permits needing a revision
44%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
67%
Inspections on record
60

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 9 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Additions / ADUs 67% (6)Foundation / structural 11% (1)Decks & porches 11% (1)Garages & accessory 11% (1)

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGR24-2009Additions / ADUs2024-09-11Withdrawn—plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG14-1292Additions / ADUs2014-07-16EXPIRED29inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection ROUGH: NOT READY
inspection SLAB: FAILED
permit expired without final
BLDG21-2259Additions / ADUs2021-11-04FINALED14inspection ROUGH: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED
review BUILDING: COMMENTS ISSUED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDG16-0415Garages & accessory2016-03-23FINALED13inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
BLDG17-1223Decks & porches2017-06-08FINALED11revision review: APPROVED
BLDGR24-2519Additions / ADUs2024-12-03Final17—

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