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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Fremont, MI, issued by City of Fremont - Building Permits (North Country Inspection Services). In the City of Fremont, building permits are applied for through North Country Inspection Services, LLC, which the city's Forms & Permits page lists and whose own page names the City of Fremont among the cities and townships it provides code inspection services for. Neither the city nor the firm has published anything that names a reroof or says shingle replacement is exempt. What they do post are items for roof structures: the residential fee schedule's "Roof System/Carport/Lean-to" line, the application's "Roof System" use box and a Roof System Questionnaire whose questions cover poles, truss carriers, stub walls and trusses. With nothing saying whether those reach an existing roof, the state's general permit rule applies: "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 city has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The application is titled "APPLICATION FOR PLAN REVIEW, BUILDING OR MOBILE HOME PERMIT" and says "Make Checks Payable to Township or City not North Country!!"; it also asks for a "TOWNSHIP/CITY ZONING OFFICIAL - Zoning Permit/Clearance (must return a copy with this application)", and the city posts a Zoning Permit Application on its Forms & Permits page. The fee schedule says "Permit fee is calculated by multiplying the square footage of each Type of Improvement by the Permit Cost per SF" and carries a "Remodeling Construction Cost / $50 per sq ft x" line at 0.17, without saying whether remodeling reaches a reroof; the schedule is dated 5/2/2018, so confirm the current fee before applying. Applications go to North Country Inspection Services, PO Box 333, White Cloud, MI 49349, phone 231-224-3960; the firm's page gives its office as the Newaygo County Building Dept, 306 S North St, White Cloud, open M - F 8am-Noon and 1pm-4pm. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Fremont, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.