Commerce land disturbing bonds.
From $100.
As the local issuing authority, the City of Commerce can require a land-disturbing bond before issuing your permit under Georgia's Erosion & Sedimentation Control Act (O.C.G.A. 12-7-7). The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Commerce land disturbing bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft credit pull, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the project description and address, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score; your premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
File with the City of Commerce
Submit the executed bond to the city to satisfy the land-disturbing permit condition. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the land disturbing bond actually covers
Georgia's Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act (O.C.G.A. 12-7-7) lets a local issuing authority require a permit applicant to post a bond before it issues a land-disturbing permit. The City of Commerce acts as that local issuing authority for projects inside the city.
The bond guarantees that you comply with the permit and stabilize the site. If you do not comply after the permit issues, the city can call the bond — in whole or in part — and use the proceeds to hire a contractor to stabilize the disturbed area and bring it into compliance.
By statute the bond may not exceed $3,000 per acre of the proposed land-disturbing activity. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The premium is 2% of the city's bond amount, $100 minimum, set via one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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
File with the City of Commerce. Submit the executed bond to the city to satisfy the land-disturbing permit condition. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever 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.
Submit the application with the bond amount the city set and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull — the premium is 2% of that amount, $100 minimum, and the bond is issued when you pay.
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Commerce land disturbing bond, priced this week.
2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, soft pull only. Enter the amount the city required and file once approved.