The City of Fayetteville requires a subdivision stormwater improvements bond to guarantee the stormwater work tied to a final plat. The city sets the amount — enter it and see your price, starting at $100. Because these are larger performance-style bonds, the application includes a quick soft credit check.
















Subdivision stormwater bonds are performance-style, so there is one soft credit pull. Here is the whole process:
Your business details, the final plat name and project name, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything on a larger stormwater bond, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your subdivision stormwater approval. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
The City of Fayetteville conditions final plat approval on the developer guaranteeing that required stormwater improvements — pipes, basins, controls — get built to city standards. When the work is bonded rather than completed first, the city accepts a surety bond in place of the improvements.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Fayetteville (the obligee). If the stormwater improvements aren't completed as approved, the city can recover against the bond to finish the work.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the bond guarantees real construction, the application includes a soft credit check — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score. Pricing starts from $100 and varies with the bond amount.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, pricing from $100, soft pull may apply. Enter the amount the city required.