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Kitsap County erosion control bonds.
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Kitsap County, Washington requires the project owner to post a performance bond for site stabilization before it issues a Site Development Activity Permit to clear, grade, fill or excavate one acre or more. The code gives two ways to size it; a surety specialist then returns your price, usually within one business day.
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Kitsap County will not hold your pre-construction meeting or issue the Site Development Activity Permit until the erosion control bond is uploaded. Here is the whole process, from quote to permit:
Send us the site
Apply online with your business details, the bond amount you are posting, the SDAP permit number, the name of the development, and the section and township-range of the parcel. The form ends with a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
A surety specialist prices it
The code has already fixed how the bond is sized, so the review is about the project and the amount, not about re-estimating your work. A specialist confirms your exact premium and sends it back for approval.
Pay, e-sign & upload to your SDAP
Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email. Upload it to your permit in the county’s Online Permit Center as a Pre-Construction Document, then request the pre-construction meeting. The permit issues after that meeting. Check your acceptance letter for any county form it names, and send it to us if there is one.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Kitsap County erosion control bond guarantees
Kitsap County regulates site development in its unincorporated areas through Title 12, Stormwater Drainage, of the Kitsap County Code. Section 12.12.010 requires that, before a Site Development Activity Permit (SDAP) issues and before any construction begins, the project owner record a performance covenant or post a performance surety for site stabilization and erosion and sedimentation control. Section 12.12.020 turns that choice into a firm rule for larger sites: for project sites with one or more acres of land-disturbing activity, a performance bond must be posted before the permit issues. Below one acre, § 12.12.030 lets the owner record a performance covenant against the land instead.
The bond guarantees Kitsap County that temporary erosion and sedimentation control and permanent site stabilization measures will perform as Title 12 requires. The owner sizes it one of two ways: 150% of the estimated cost of minor grading, temporary erosion and sedimentation control and permanent stabilization, from a cost estimate the project engineer submits for the director’s approval, with a $5,000 minimum bond; or a bond of $10,000 per acre of land-disturbing activity, with no engineer’s estimate required. If the director finds the site work violates Title 12, the county may use the bond to stabilize the site itself.
Two features matter more than the amount. The bond must run continuously until released by the county and cannot carry an expiration or cancellation date, so plan to keep it in force for the life of the permit. And it is released only after the work, including permanent stabilization, is done and the county gives final approval. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and Kitsap County (the obligee). It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the county, you repay the surety. Projects constructed or owned by Kitsap County are exempt, and the cities of Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island run their own codes.
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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
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Pay, e-sign & upload to your SDAP. Once you accept the quote and pay, the executed bond arrives by email. Upload it to your permit in the county’s Online Permit Center as a Pre-Construction Document, then request the pre-construction meeting. The permit issues after that meeting. Check your acceptance letter for any county form it names, and send it to us if there is one.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual issuing fields — your business details, the bond amount, the SDAP permit number, the development name, and the section and township-range. The form ends with a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your exact price, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get the Kitsap County erosion control bond off your SDAP checklist.
Send us the bond amount, the permit number and the development details, and a surety specialist returns your price, typically within one business day. Free until issued.