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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Alpena, MI, issued by City of Alpena - Planning, Development, Zoning & Building Safety. Plan on a building permit for a reroof in Alpena. The City's Planning, Development, Zoning & Building Safety department says it "Enforces the building code, including all permit issuance, plan reviews, and inspections," and publishes nothing on reroofing either way, so the state rule applies as written. The state construction code act says "before construction of a building or structure, the owner, or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent, shall submit an application in writing to the appropriate enforcing agency for a building permit" and also "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs. The City's building permit application asks for the contractor's "State of MI License # (Required)" and the project valuation, and says "Permit is valid one year after date of issuance, providing work starts within six months from the issue date." The building permit fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026, prices permits by construction cost, from $100 for work up to $1,900, and says "Permit fees are an additional $100.00 for failure to obtain permits prior to construction." In the Memorial Hall Historic District at 205 Water Street, the City's historic district ordinance adds that "A permit shall be obtained before any work affecting the exterior appearance of a resource is performed within a historic district." The department invites a pre-application meeting at 989-354-1760. The office is in the basement of City Hall, 208 N. First Avenue, Alpena, MI 49707, and City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Alpena, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.