52
90% range 48.4–57.5
Synecdoche
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations
activefeaturedmedium confidence
Sub-scores
Inspections59
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 8% of inspections vs 17% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions49
typical
1.79 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.69 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit37
worse than peers
Median 56 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (2.56× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion66
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 10% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance52
typical
0.16 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.18 expected
Reliability48
typical
5% of inspections cancelled vs 4% expected
Ann Arbor activity & plain stats
Permits in scored set
14
Last 3 years
8
Last 12 months
1
Years active
5
2022–2026
Median days to approval
56
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
79%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
14%
Inspections on record
30
Job mix
Commercial alterations 57% Decks & porches 14% Commercial new 14% New homes 7% Remodels 7%
Sample permit records
| Permit | Kind of work | Applied | Status | Days to approval | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLDGC25-0009 | Commercial alterations | 2025-01-10 | Final | 192 | plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 8 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGC24-0211 | Commercial alterations | 2024-05-14 | Final | 56 | plan submittal v1 requires re-submit plan submittal v2 requires re-submit 4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGC26-0368 | Commercial alterations | 2026-07-02 | Issued | 22 | inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGC25-0231 | Commercial alterations | 2025-05-13 | Void - Wrong Workclass | — | plan submittal v1 requires re-submit |
| BLDGC25-0117 | Commercial alterations | 2025-03-26 | Final | 32 | — |
| BLDGR23-0471 | Remodels | 2023-02-27 | Final | 92 | — |