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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Silver Creek Township (Cass County), MI, issued by Silver Creek Township - Building Department. A reroof in Silver Creek Township starts with the township's Residential Building Permit Application, whose "TYPE OF PROJECT" list includes "ROOFING", and the Zoning & Building Fee Schedule (updated 08.29.2024) lists "Roof" at "$150" beside separate lines for "Re-Inspection Fee" at "$75" and "Siding, Windows/Door (non-structural), Pool" at "$150"; it adds "You must obtain a Zoning permit before a Building permit" and its zoning fees list "Fences, Decks, Sheds, Signs, Pools" at "$35". The Building Department page says "If you are not sure if you need a permit, PLEASE call the Building Department." and "If you are not doing the work yourself, you must hire a Michigan licensed contractor. This contractor should pull the permits, making them liable for the project." Permits are applied for online: "Click Payments from the Home Screen to be taken to our online application and permit site thru BS&A. If you are a Contractor, you must contact Scott Saunders to obtain a PIN to register your business before using the site. Homeowners need not obtain PIN." The application asks for an "ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST" and says "STATED BUILDING COST WILL BE CHECKED AGAINST THE CURRENT ICC BUILDING VALUATION DATA TABLE", with "PERMIT FEES WILL BE CALCULATED AND QUOTED ACCORDINGLY"; the fee schedule prices a building permit on a sliding scale of construction value, starting at "$75 for the first $2,000", with plan review of "Up to 65% of permit cost" for residential work. The application says "INSPECTION REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE". 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 township has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The Building Department is at 32764 Dixon Street, PO Box 464, Dowagiac, MI 49047; its office line is 269-424-3025. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Silver Creek Township (Cass County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.