Beaufort County landscaping bonds.
From $100.
When a Beaufort County development permit requires landscaping, the county conditions it on a survival bond, security that the required plantings go in and survive their establishment period. Beaufort County Community Development sets the amount on your permit; our price is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Beaufort County landscaping bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No broker phone tag — enter the amount on your permit, consent to a soft pull, and file with Beaufort County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the project name and development permit number, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Soft pull & approve
The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull, which never affects your score. Pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum; larger amounts may get a fast underwriter review.
File with Beaufort County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with Beaufort County Community Development against your development permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the landscaping bond actually guarantees
Beaufort County administers land development through its Community Development Code, which sets landscaping, buffer, and screening standards for new development. When your approved plan requires landscaping, the county conditions the permit on a survival bond — financial security that the required plantings are installed and survive their establishment period.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Beaufort County (the obligee). If the required landscaping is not installed, or fails to survive and you do not replace it, the county can recover against the bond to make the work right.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Developers and contractors who install the plan as approved and replace anything that does not take treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk. We issue the amount the county set; pricing is 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, plus one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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 Beaufort County. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with Beaufort County Community Development against your development permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the project name, the development permit number, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and the bond is typically issued the same day.
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From $100, short application, soft pull only, bond usually issued same day. Free until issued.