City of Annapolis grading bonds.
From $100.
Before it lets you grade or disturb land, the City of Annapolis requires a grading permit bond guaranteeing the grading, erosion controls, and site stabilization are completed to City standards. The City's Department of Planning and Zoning sets the amount — your price is exactly 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Annapolis grading bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard grading permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City of Annapolis. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount on the City permit, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the City of Annapolis
Submit the executed bond with your grading permit application to Planning and Zoning. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the grading permit bond actually guarantees
The City of Annapolis issues grading permits through its Department of Planning and Zoning. When a project moves earth — clearing, grading, cutting, or filling — the City conditions the permit on a surety bond standing behind the grading and erosion controls being completed to City standards.
The bond is a performance guarantee: it backs the grading, sediment and erosion controls, and final stabilization the approved plan requires. The City of Annapolis (the obligee) can draw on the bond to complete or repair the work if you stop or fail, protecting neighboring property and the City's waterways.
It is not insurance for you. If the City draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. The amount the City sets is generally tied to the cost of the grading and erosion-control work.
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 Annapolis. Submit the executed bond with your grading permit application to Planning and Zoning. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists on them.
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 up to $100,000. 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.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount on your Annapolis grading permit — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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From $100. Enter the City-set amount and file the same day.