Atlanta erosion control bonds.
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When you disturb land in the City of Atlanta, the city can require a performance bond guaranteeing the erosion and sediment control measures on your site are installed, maintained, and removed properly. The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum. Enter the amount Atlanta set on your land-disturbance permit and see your exact price at the application.

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Required by the City of Atlanta for a land-disturbance permit — site grading and clearing

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Guarantees erosion & sediment control measures are installed and maintained to city / NPDES standards

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1% of the bond amount + $25 fee, $125 minimum — enter the required amount and see your exact price at the application

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Enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review. Here is the whole thing:

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Your business details, the bond amount the city set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

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Standard amounts issue right after payment. Larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review — usually within 48 hours.

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Submit the executed bond with your land-disturbance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the erosion control bond actually guarantees

The City of Atlanta regulates land-disturbing activity — grading, clearing, and excavation — and conditions a land-disturbance permit on proper erosion and sediment control. To protect the city's storm drains and streams, it can require a performance bond backing those control measures.

The bond runs to the City of Atlanta (the obligee) and guarantees the erosion and sediment control measures are installed, maintained, and removed to city and state (NPDES) standards. If a developer lets controls fail and sediment leaves the site, the city can call the bond to fund corrective work.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. The amount is set by the city, generally tied to the disturbed acreage or the cost of the control measures. When the site is stabilized and the permit closed, the bond is released.

City of Atlanta land-disturbance permitThe City of Atlanta requires this erosion and sediment control performance bond as a condition of a land-disturbance permit, to guarantee erosion-control measures are installed and maintained. The bond amount and terms are set by the City of Atlanta (through its Department of City Planning / site development); confirm the figure on your permit. The penal sum is the amount you enter on the application.

You need this bond if you are

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A developer pulling a land-disturbance permit in the City of Atlanta

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Grading or clearing a site that triggers erosion-control requirements

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A site or grading contractor named as principal on the city bond

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Phasing a project and bonding erosion control across disturbed areas

One short form to file.

Submit the application with the amount the city set. Standard amounts issue right after payment; larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Atlanta erosion control bond?The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — priced by the amount, not a credit or underwriting tier. The amount itself is set by the City of Atlanta, usually tied to the disturbed acreage or the cost of the erosion-control measures. Enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application.

What does the bond guarantee?That erosion and sediment control measures on your site are installed, maintained, and removed to city and state (NPDES) standards. If controls fail and sediment leaves the site, the city can call the bond to fund corrective work.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information for most applicants. Larger bonds may get a quick underwriter review, which can include a soft pull that never affects your score — pricing still starts from $100 either way.

What amount should I choose?Use the figure the City of Atlanta set on your land-disturbance permit. If it is not finalized, ask the site-development office for the required bond amount and we will write it to that figure.

When is the bond released?Once the site is stabilized and the City of Atlanta closes out the land-disturbance permit, the erosion control performance bond is released. We help coordinate the release with the city.

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