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Ann Arbor board delays decision on stair-variance request at 620 South State
Summary
The Ann Arbor Building Board of Appeals on March 20 postponed consideration of a variance request for a new stair at 620 South State Street after staff recommended denial under the 2015 Michigan Building Code and the applicant offered to supply additional documentation.
The Ann Arbor Building Board of Appeals on March 20 postponed action on a request to allow a new interior stair at 620 South State Street, a multi‑family R‑2 property, after hearing staff concerns that the proposed stair does not meet the 2015 Michigan Building Code.
City building official Mike Lemieux told the board that the submitted plans showed a stair with a tread less than the 11‑inch minimum and a riser taller than the 7‑inch maximum required by section 1011.5.2 of the 2015 Michigan Building Code and recommended denial. “Staff recommends the board deny this request,” Lemieux said.
The applicant, represented by contractor Alan Lutz of Health Design Build and architect Dwight Hendricks, said the building—constructed of poured concrete in the early 1900s—has structural constraints that make a fully code‑compliant stair difficult without removing major load‑bearing walls. Lutz said the existing stair is narrow,…
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