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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in China Township (St. Clair County), MI, issued by China Charter Township - Building Department. A reroof in China Charter Township starts with the township's Building Permit Application, whose description of work asks the applicant to "Circle or fill in blanks for EVERYTHING that applies to your project" and lists "ROOFING" among the types of work. The Building and Zoning page says "Permits are required for many types of jobs, including, but not limited to, the following", and the department says "work should not begin until a permit has been issued; therefore, the Building Department should be contacted to inquire if a permit will be required before starting work." The state's general permit rule is the base: "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." The same section says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure," without defining ordinary repairs, and the department has published no statement applying that relief to roof work. The application's required documents are a "COMPLETE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PERMIT APP FEE $100.00 (NON REFUNDABLE)", a "VALID BUILDERS LICENSE COPY", general liability and workers compensation insurance, and a "COMPLETED CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION IF APPLICABLE ( NON REFUNDABLE )"; it says "Once approved, an invoice will be issued. After receiving payment, the permit will be ready for pick up." and "Please allow 2-3 business days notice for inspections". The township's Schedule of Fees (revised 4/1/2024) lists for building "Application Fee $100.00", "Inspections $75.00", "Re-Inspections $75.00" and "Certificate of Occupancy $50.00", and refers building permits to an attached fee schedule that sets the permit fee from the project's valuation with a "Permit Fee multiplier $0.0075"; it has no roofing line, so ask the department what a reroof costs. Inspection requests go by email to the Building Department. The Building Official and Zoning Administrator keeps office hours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. "by appointment only"; the township hall is at 4560 Indian Trail, China Township, MI 48054, and the Building Department is reached through the township number, (810) 765-1145, extension 208. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for China Township (St. Clair County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.