Before issuing a permit for land-disturbing activity, the City of Milton's Community Development / Land Development staff can require a surety bond under O.C.G.A. § 12-7-7, capped at $3,000 per acre of the proposed disturbance. Premiums cost 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information. Your permit paperwork will show the exact amount required.
















No long underwriting queue for the standard land-disturbing activity bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Your business or applicant details, the development the permit covers, the bond amount Milton set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit fields in the application and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. If a check ever runs, it is a soft pull that will not touch your score.
Submit the executed bond to Milton's Community Development / Land Development staff to satisfy your land-disturbance permit condition.
Georgia's Erosion and Sedimentation Act lets a local issuing authority — here, the City of Milton — require a permit before land-disturbing activity like grading, clearing, or excavation begins. Under O.C.G.A. § 12-7-7, the local issuing authority may condition that permit on a bond (government security, cash, an irrevocable letter of credit, or a combination) up to, but not exceeding, $3,000 per acre of the proposed land-disturbing activity.
The bond backs your obligation to actually implement the erosion and sedimentation control measures your permit requires. If you fail to comply with the permit conditions, the statute lets Milton call the bond and use the proceeds to hire a contractor to stabilize the site and bring it into compliance — it is a compliance backstop, not insurance for you.
Milton's Community Development / Land Development staff administers land-disturbance permits and sets the exact bond amount for your project, up to the statutory $3,000-per-acre ceiling. Enter the figure your permit paperwork shows; we price the bond from a $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
Submit the application with the bond amount Milton set on your land-disturbance permit — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the city.
Start the application →Premiums from $100. Enter the amount Milton set and file with the city the same day.