City of Kentwood driveway bonds.
$600 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Kentwood Engineering Department requires a $20,000 bond for a driveway or approach permit — the work that connects a private drive to a city street. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount — with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Kentwood Engineering
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driveway permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the driveway bond actually guarantees
When a driveway or approach ties into a Kentwood street, the apron, curb cut, and surface within the right of way have to meet the city's standard. The City of Kentwood Engineering Department requires a $20,000 bond guaranteeing that work is built correctly and the right of way is restored.
It is a three-party promise: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of Kentwood (the obligee). If the approach is not built to standard or the right of way is left damaged, Kentwood can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who build the approach to spec and restore the surface treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.