Decatur tree maintenance bonds.
From $100.
The City of Decatur requires a tree maintenance bond under its tree-protection ordinance, a guarantee that the replacement or protected trees on your project survive the establishment period. The city’s Planning & Zoning / arborist review sets the amount; the premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Decatur tree maintenance bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount the city set, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the City of Decatur
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the city’s planning / arborist review. Wet-ink originals mailed when the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tree maintenance bond covers
The City of Decatur protects its tree canopy through a tree-protection ordinance. When a project removes trees or relies on replacement plantings, the city wants a guarantee that those trees actually establish and survive — not just get planted and then die. A tree maintenance bond backs that survival obligation through the establishment period.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Decatur (the obligee), through its planning and arborist review. If required trees die or aren’t maintained and you don’t replace them, the city can recover against the bond to replant.
It is not insurance for you — if the city makes a valid claim and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Builders who plant correctly and water through the establishment period treat the bond as a closeout formality.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the City of Decatur. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the city’s planning / arborist review. Wet-ink originals mailed when the city insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Close out your Decatur tree requirement.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.