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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Portland, MI, issued by City of Portland - Building Permits. The City of Portland publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Building, Trade & Zoning Permits page, its Building Permit Application and its Zoning Compliance Form name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the city silent on reroofs, 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. Chapter 8, Section 8-19 of the Code of Ordinances says "the building official is hereby designated as the enforcing agency to discharge the responsibilities of the city under the act," and Section 8-20 says fees under the state construction code are "as currently established or as hereafter adopted by resolution of the city council from time to time." The city has contracted its building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing inspection and permit administration to Municipal Inspection Services of Grand Ledge, (517) 622-8822, and its permit page says to visit that firm's website "to apply for a permit, schedule an inspection, and more." No building permit fee schedule is posted on the city's permit page, so ask Municipal Inspection Services for the current fee. Payments are made at Portland City Hall, 259 Kent Street, Portland, MI 48875, or by phone at 517-647-3205; the city's main number is 517-647-7531. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Portland, Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.