City of Annapolis grading bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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, and the application collects no credit information.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
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
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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The City of Annapolis is waiting on one document.
From $100. Enter the City-set amount and file the same day.