Douglas County tree protection bonds.
From $200.
When your Douglas County development is conditioned on tree conservation and landscaping, the county can require a tree protection and landscape bond guaranteeing the planting and maintenance. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $200 minimum — the exact price appears in the on-page calculator once you enter your bond amount.
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How much does a Douglas County tree protection bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $200. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Most standard tree protection bonds clear fast — enter your amount, apply, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the project / subdivision name, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $500,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Priced and issued
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $200 minimum, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with Douglas County
Submit the executed bond to Douglas County Development Services to satisfy the tree conservation and landscaping condition. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tree protection bond actually covers
Douglas County regulates tree conservation, buffers, and landscaping for development under Article 8 of its Development Code (Landscaping, Buffers and Tree Conservation). When a project's required trees or landscaping cannot be completed up front, or must be warranted after planting, the county takes a surety bond to guarantee the work.
The bond stands behind the installation and survival of the required trees and landscaping. Typical county practice is a maintenance bond covering a share of the improvement cost, or a performance bond covering uncompleted work — the exact figure is whatever Douglas County Development Services sets for your project.
If the developer fails to install or maintain the required plantings, the county can recover against the bond and use the proceeds to complete the work. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The premium is 1% of the county's bond amount, $200 minimum; no credit check up to $500,000.
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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 carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 7, in the year your term ends.
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 Douglas County. Submit the executed bond to Douglas County Development Services to satisfy the tree conservation and landscaping condition. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $200 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $500,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
Priced at the application.
Submit the application with the bond amount Douglas County set — the premium is 1% of that amount, $200 minimum, calculated exactly at the application.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Douglas County tree bond, priced upfront.
1% of the bond amount, $200 minimum. Enter the amount the county required and see your exact price.