Danville right-of-way bonds.
$100.
Before the Town of Danville will issue a permit to cut, pave, build, repair or alter a town street, alley, curb, sidewalk or other public way, Town Code § 94.09 requires a corporate surety bond in the principal sum of $10,000, filed with the Clerk-Treasurer. Our rate is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Danville right-of-way bond cost?
$100 for the $10,000 bond: 1% of the bond amount.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard Danville right-of-way bond — apply, pay, and file with the Clerk-Treasurer alongside your permit application. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details and an effective date — the town code already sets the $10,000 bond, so there is nothing to size.
Issued on the spot
The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email.
File with the Clerk-Treasurer
Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application at the Danville Clerk-Treasurer’s office. No permit issues until the bond is on file. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Danville right-of-way bond guarantees
Danville Town Code § 94.02 makes it unlawful to cut, construct, reconstruct or lay pavement on any public street, alley, curb, sidewalk or other public way — or to repair or alter one — without a permit from the Clerk-Treasurer. The permit covers anyone working in, on, under or over the public right-of-way, including pavement, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, alleys, grass, stone or earth. The town’s own Street, Water, Sewer and Park Departments are exempt. Our carrier lists this bond as the Danville “Highway Use” bond; the town code calls it the compliance bond for work in public ways.
Section 94.09 sets the bond in two parts. Every public or private utility doing business within the town must file a $10,000 corporate surety bond with the Clerk-Treasurer as assurance to the Town Council that it will follow the rules for cutting, building, repairing and altering public ways, and a utility that has not filed gets no permits (§ 94.09(B)). Every other permit applicant — contractors, developers, property owners — must also file a $10,000 bond before the permit issues (§ 94.09(C); § 94.10(A)). On written request, the Town Manager may accept a sufficient cash bond instead (§ 94.11).
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the Town of Danville (the obligee). Work must start within five days of the permit and finish within 30 days, 60 at most, with written 30-day extensions (§ 94.03), and you must maintain every cut for 60 days after completion (§ 94.05). Under § 94.10(B) the bond is forfeited if you miss the deadline without a new permit, fail to start remedial work within three working days of notice or finish repairs within ten, or leave charges unpaid for 45 days. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the town, you repay the surety.
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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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
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 Clerk-Treasurer. Submit the executed bond with your right-of-way permit application at the Danville Clerk-Treasurer’s office. No permit issues until the bond is on file. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Get your Danville right-of-way bond today.
1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.