Clearing Earthwork and Land Disturbance Bond - City of Irondale, AL in Alabama

Brief Summary

Irondale requires an erosion control bond with a land disturbance permit for clearing and grading, and the amount grows with every acre you touch. A surety bond covers that requirement without leaving cash with the city for the life of the job.

The City of Irondale requires an erosion control bond of $3,000 per acre, or any portion of an acre, for clearing and grading under a land disturbance permit. Work in a flood way or flood plain calls for additional security. The bond runs to the City of Irondale and is listed on the permit application alongside any separate Tree Conservation Plan or Landscape Plan bond.

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How to Apply for a Clearing Earthwork and Land Disturbance Bond:

• Measure the disturbed area and round any partial acre up to a full acre.
• Multiply by $3,000 per acre to get the erosion control bond amount.
• Confirm with Irondale Inspections whether the site is in a flood way or flood plain and what added security applies.
• Ask whether the job also needs a Tree Conservation Plan or Landscape Plan bond.
• Obtain the ADEM NPDES Notice of Registration if the site is one acre or more.
• File the bond with the Land Disturbance Permit Application, the BMP plan and the permit fees.

Detailed Information About the Alabama Clearing Earthwork and Land Disturbance Bond:

How the bond amount is figured

Irondale's Land Disturbance Permit Application states that for clearing and grading an Erosion Control Bond is required in the amount of $3,000 per acre or any portion thereof. A partial acre counts as a full acre, so a 2.5 acre site is bonded as 3 acres, or $9,000.

The same form calls for an additional security bond equal to double the amounts required when the work is in a flood way or flood plain. The application asks whether the property is in a flood plain, so settle that answer and confirm the resulting bond amount with the Inspections Department before the bond is issued.

Other bonds on the same permit

The city requires a bond for any approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, Landscape Plan or Tree Conservation Plan. The application has separate bond amount lines for the Tree Conservation Plan and the Landscape Plan, so one project can carry more than one bond. The city also publishes a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Cash Bond form for applicants who post cash instead.

Who posts it

The applicant, who certifies on the form that he or she is the owner or is authorized to act as the owner's agent for the work. The City of Irondale is the obligee. The bond backs the permit holder's erosion and sediment control obligations under the approved plan and the applicant's agreement to comply with city ordinances and state law.

What else the application requires

• An ADEM NPDES Notice of Registration for one acre or more
• A Construction Best Management Practice plan
• The acreage, flood plain status and type of construction: residential, commercial, utility or other

Permit fees

The Permit Fee Schedule lists a $40 issuance fee for land disturbance and earthwork permits, plus a fee based on job cost: $40 for $1,000 or less, $80 from $1,001 to $10,000, $120 from $10,001 to $25,000, $200 from $25,001 to $50,000, $250 from $50,001 to $100,000, and $500 from $100,001 to $200,000, with 0.05 percent added above that. Commercial work adds a state craft fee of $1 per thousand of job cost. Disturbing more than an acre adds a $1,500 storm water fee.

Who to call

Irondale Inspections, 1801 Crestwood Boulevard, Irondale, AL 35210, (205) 769-0692. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the city before the bond is issued.

How the premium is set

The surety prices the bond from the penal sum and its review of the applicant's credit and site work history.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Alabama Clearing Earthwork and Land Disturbance Bond:

• City of Irondale named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $3,000 per acre or any portion of an acre for clearing and grading.
• Additional security when work is in a flood way or flood plain.
• A Construction Best Management Practice plan attached to the application.
• Applicant must be the owner or the owner's authorized agent.

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