301 E. Huron St.  
Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
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City of Ann Arbor  
Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Building Board of Appeals  
Thursday, October 16, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second  
floor, City Council Chambers  
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CALL TO ORDER  
P. Darling called meeting to order at 1:31pm.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff: 4 - M. Lemieux, M. Reddmann, J. Reiser, and J. Harvey  
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Present:  
Paul Darling, Robert Hart, David Arnsdorf, Hugh A. Flack  
Jr., and Kevin Cox  
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PUBLIC COMMENTARY - GENERAL  
None  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Approved  
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approved  
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25-1790  
Building Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes for July 17, 2025  
BBA MINUTES 7_17_25.pdf  
Attachments:  
Approved by the Board and forwarded to the City Council due back  
on 11/6/2025.  
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APPEALS, ACTIONS, AND SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS  
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25-1791  
BBA25-0011 - Appeal for 336 S State St Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
Attachments:  
BBA25-0011 Staff Report.pdf, BBA25-0011  
APPLICATION.pdf,  
251001_336SST_LPC303_BoardAppeals_Write-up.pdf  
Applicant and Architect Caleb Marquard presented the case to the  
Board. Requesting petitioning for a Motion and Approval to grant  
relief from IFC 507.5.1.1 requiring installation of fire hydrant within  
100’ radius of any newly installed FDC, when other existing  
hydrants exist within proximity.  
M. Reddmann gave the staff report. Staff recommend this  
application be denied as it does not meet the standards for  
approval, the code has not been misinterpreted, the provisions of  
the code do apply, and the current condition is less safe than the  
minimum requirements of section 1011.5.2 and section 1011.6 of the  
2015 Michigan Building Code. The basis of this appeal suggests,  
what is proposed is equal or better than what the code requires but  
is not proven as such by the information provided in this appeal.  
Based on the requirements of the 2015 Michigan Building Code  
section 1011.5.2 staff recommends the board deny this request and  
require new construction elements meet the minimum requirements  
of the 2015 Michigan Building Code as required by the 2015  
Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings Section 801.3.  
The applicant states they cannot alter the structure because it is in  
the Historic district, but have not provided any information  
indicating that it is technically infeasible to reconfigure the interior to  
accommodate a code compliant stair geometry or a code compliant  
landing.  
Following discussion between board members, applicant and city  
staff, K. Cox made a motion to table the appeal for 60 days while  
applicant explores other options/departments for obtaining the  
approval they are seeking. Seconded by B. Hart. Motion carries  
unanimously.  
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OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
None  
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ADJOURNMENT  
Adjourn  
Accommodations, including sign language interpreters, may be arranged by  
contacting Community Services by telephone 1-734-794-6000, x42677 or by written  
request addressed to Community Services c/o Building Board of Appeals, 301 East  
Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Requests made with less than two business days notice  
may not be able to be accommodated. Email: jharvey@a2gov.org.