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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Watervliet Township (Berrien County), MI, issued by Watervliet Charter Township - Building Department. Watervliet Charter Township's Building Dept page says "The Building Department grants permits and conducts inspections for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work." and "Application forms for permits may be accessed online through the FORMS tab on this web site. Fee schedules are listed on the applications and are available at the Township office." The township publishes nothing specific to roof work: its Building Permit Application, its Schedule of Fees and the page name no roofing line, no reroof exemption and no size or cost point. With the department 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 department has published nothing applying that relief to roof work. The application's instructions say "A building permit application should be filled out for anything needing building permits per ordinance requirements.", "NO WORK IS TO TAKE PLACE UNTIL ALLOWED BY BUILDING INSPECTOR" and "Please ask whether any of the following are required in addition to this permit: (this will be based on the scope of work)". The application asks for the "Estimated Value of Construction", the contractor's "MI Residential license #" and, for contractors, "copies of license and insurance certificates at time of application"; a homeowner who signs the homeowner affidavit certifies the work "shall be installed by myself in my home in which I am living or about to occupy". Its Schedule of Fees (Revised March 28, 2018) says "BUILDING PERMIT FEES" are "Based on Table 1A 1997 Edition of Uniform Building Code Fees", and the application says "Permit Fee (may call for fee amount)", so ask the Building Department for the current fee. The application says "Plan Review Fee: required for most residential over $50,000; all commercial excluding signs and repairs: 65% of permit". The township hall is at 4959 M-140, Watervliet, MI 49098, and its home page gives "OFFICE HOURS - Monday - Friday 9-12 and 1-4"; the township hall line is 269-463-5113, and the Building Dept page lists a building official, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspectors and a zoning administrator. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Watervliet Township (Berrien County), Michigan, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.