A Community Standards Officer issued a notice of code violation.

It is a shame and a scandal that this beautiful feature of our neighborhood is being reported as a nuisance. The wisteria arbor was planted shortly after I moved here over 20 years ago and has grown to be a beautiful, comforting, and unique feature of the neighborhood. I
There is plenty of room for people to pass--a wheelchair can easily pass through. But strict adherence to code (8' overhead clearance across the full 4' of sidewalk) effectively requires its removal. The original complaint might have been addressed with a good pruning, which has now been done, but the city is insisting on full compliance. It's a terrible pity, and I hope others will also ask the city to reconsider this inflexible position.

It looks like they put in bricks to let people walk by further to the right. Perhaps they could measure the sidewalk from the edge of the bricks to a distance from the left edge of the sidewalk equal to the width of the bricks.

It's a beautiful vine and it should be allowed to remain. The city needs to stop being so standardized in its approach to every single block's vegetation, or the unique features of Ann Arbor get ruined.

OMG, people. This will not kill the vine.
And there are standards for a reason.

a code violation notice was issued by the community standards unit of the ann arbor police and upon the follow up inspection on 6/20/2016 the property was in compliance.

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. City staff investigated and resolved the problem. Should you have any questions or concerns about the work performed, please leave a comment.