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City of Jacksonville right-of-way bonds.
$500 flat.
Before you apply for a City of Jacksonville right-of-way permit for any work other than a residential driveway, the City needs a $50,000 annual bond on file with its Development Services Division. It pays for loss to the City or an adjoining property owner if you fail to restore the right-of-way or follow your permit. Our premium is $500 flat, one-time.
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Three steps to a filed bond.
Here's the whole process, from application to the sealed original on file with the City:
Apply online
Type $50,000 in the bond amount field, then add your business details. The application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Right-of-way bonds this size are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City
The City needs the original sealed bond for its files. We mail the wet-ink original on request; bring it in or mail it to the Development Services Review Group, 214 N. Hogan St., Second Floor, Jacksonville.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A City of Jacksonville right-of-way bond is a municipal performance guarantee. For any right-of-way work other than a residential driveway, the City requires a permit applicant to file, or already have on file, a $50,000 bond (or an irrevocable letter of credit) that stays in force for one year. One bond on file covers your permits.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Jacksonville (the obligee, the party the bond is payable to). If you fail to restore or repair damage to a City road, right-of-way or easement, or to follow Ordinance Code §744.110 and your permit, the bond covers loss to the City or an adjoining property owner, including the cost of barricades and warning signals. If the City draws on it, you must bring it back to the full $50,000 as soon as the City gives notice.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. The bond runs one year at a time, so renew it to keep a current bond on file whenever you apply for a right-of-way permit.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — type $50,000 as the bond amount; the application collects no credit information. Price is $500 flat.
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