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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Dearborn, MI, issued by City of Dearborn - Department of Economic Development (Building and Trade Permits). A house reroof in Dearborn falls under the general permit rule: the City's home improvement page, permit applications page and permit fee schedule publish nothing specific on residential reroofs, and the home improvement page says "Before starting a home improvement or construction project, it is required to receive approval from the City of Dearborn." State law requires a building permit "before construction of a building or structure" and relieves "ordinary repairs" without defining them; the City has published no reading of that relief for roofs. The fee schedule names roofs only for commercial work: commercial plan review ($200 for a project up to $500,000) "Includes: Commercial Parking lots, Commercial renovation/building, Re-Roofing," and a commercial miscellaneous review of "Roofs, demo, antennas, trash enclosures" is $200. The residential plan review line ($1 per $1,000 of construction cost, $15 to $150) lists "Fences, Concrete, Porches/steps, Waterproofing, & Ramps." Permits are applied for, paid and scheduled through BS&A Online, after the account is linked to the City (email [email protected] to link it). The schedule charges a $100 permit processing fee on every permit, and a construction permit fee of $100 for the first $2,000 of construction cost, or $100 plus $15 per $1,000 from $2,001 to $1 million. Plan review typically takes 5 to 10 business days; the approved permit and stamped plans are picked up and paid for at the Dearborn Administrative Center, and "The stamped plans and the permit must be visible on the job site at all times during an inspection." The department's pages give no direct line of their own; the number they print, 311 or 313-943-2150, is the City's general line at the Dearborn Administrative Center (open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and permit questions can also go by email to [email protected]. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Dearborn, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.