Knox County land disturbance bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
Knox County conditions a land disturbance (grading) permit on a surety bond that guarantees erosion control and site stabilization. The amount is set by the County based on the disturbed acreage and improvements — we issue it at a flat 3% with a single soft credit pull. Enter your required amount and the premium updates.
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Enter your amount, consent to one soft credit pull, and file with Knox County. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with Knox County
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your land disturbance permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Knox County permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the land disturbance bond covers
Knox County requires a land disturbance permit before grading, clearing, or otherwise disturbing land above a threshold, and conditions that permit on a surety bond. The bond is a performance guarantee: it stands behind your erosion-and-sediment control measures, stormwater management, and final stabilization of the site under the county permit.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Knox County (the obligee). If the permittee fails to install or maintain the required controls — or leaves the site unstabilized — the County can draw on the bond to complete the work.
The County sizes the bond to the disturbed acreage and the cost of the required improvements, so it varies by project. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount Knox County set at a flat 3% with a single soft credit pull.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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.
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Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, soft pull only. Enter the amount the County required and file the same day.