Blue Ash downtown right-of-way bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Blue Ash requires a street-opening / right-of-way bond before you work in its downtown-area public right of way. That amount is $5,000. Ours is $100 flat, the same for everyone.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Right-of-way bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section to fill out.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Public Works
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Blue Ash downtown right-of-way permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Before anyone opens or works in the public right of way in Blue Ash's downtown area — to lay utilities, bore, excavate, or make a street opening — the city's Public Works Department requires a permit and a street-opening bond under the city's right-of-way ordinance (Codified Ordinances Chapter 949).
Blue Ash sets the bond amount by where the work is. The downtown-area amount is $5,000 — distinct from the city's blanket ($10,000) option and its main-arterial ($5,000) amount. It's a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Blue Ash (the obligee).
The bond guarantees you restore the right of way — pavement, curb, and surface — to the city's standards and repair any damage. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim for unrepaired damage, you repay the surety. Residents doing their own work are exempt; this is for contractors and utilities.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
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Get your downtown permit moving today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.