I live in Lake County, in Michigan and want to place a shed on skids on private property. Need a Permit?

Anywhere you live in Michigan you are something like 5 miles or less from A Lake. The Big Lakes, you are about 2 or 3 hours away at the most. The North is really the best place, as far as the landscape and how beautiful it is. And there is less population so much more land per person. But it does get cold and they do get a lot of snow. The UP is like its own little world. More in the South : Grand Rapids, E. Lansing are good places that are somewhat surviving some of the economy issues. If you can get a nice job, the area surrounding Detroit is very nice also. But also tends to be more expensive, as does Ann Arbor. The thumb is a nice area too. It really depends on what you are looking for besides the lake. But outside of Lansing: Okemos, Mason, Dewitt, Holt, Williamston, Grand Ledge or outside of Grand Rapids: Hastings, Grandville, Sparta, Rockford are nice places

it is a local administrative matter. in some jurisdictions you need a permit even to park a trailer or RV. besides the possibility of zoning board regulations, your property may have restrictive covenants. it is not uncommon at all for covenants to absolutely prohibit temporary or storage structures. or require a structure to pass an architectural committee approval process which can even stipulate what color paint can be used.

Ask your local municipality.