Import/Export Haul Bond Bond - City of Los Angeles, CA in California

Brief Summary

This bond has nothing to do with customs or international shipping. It covers the City's cost to fix streets and clean up dirt after your trucks haul earth to or from a hillside grading site. The amount is set in your haul route staff report, and the bond has to be posted before the Board's haul route clearance is released.

The Los Angeles Import/Export Payment Bond is required under LAMC 62.202 when a grading permit results in hauling 1,000 cubic yards or more of earth materials over City streets in a hillside area. It guarantees the property owner will pay, within 30 days of billing, the City's costs to repair damaged streets or other public facilities and to remove earth and debris left by the hauling. The bond amount is set for each project in Section A of the Haul Route Staff Report, and the bond is issued through the Bureau of Engineering's Bond Control office.

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How to Apply for a Import/Export Haul Bond Bond:

• Get Board of Building and Safety Commissioners approval of the haul route for your grading permit.
• Find the bond amount in Section A of your Haul Route Staff Report.
• Request the Import/Export Payment Bond form from Bond Control at the Bureau of Engineering Valley District Office.
• Complete the surety application in the property owner's name and pay the premium.
• Have all signatures notarized and attach the surety's power of attorney.
• Return three executed copies to Bond Control, then send proof of bond posting and the Street Services fee receipt to the Commission Office.

Detailed Information About the California Import/Export Haul Bond Bond:

What this bond actually is

The name causes confusion. Import and export here mean importing or exporting soil to or from a grading site, not goods crossing a border. When a hillside grading project moves more than 1,000 cubic yards of earth, LAMC 91.7006.7.5 requires a public hearing before the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners to approve the haul route. One condition of that approval is a cash or surety bond under LAMC 62.202 to cover road damage and street cleaning caused by the hauling.

Who posts it and how much

The property owner posts the bond. The City's form names the City of Los Angeles and each officer and employee as obligees. The amount is not a fixed citywide figure. It is set project by project, and LADBS directs applicants to Section A of the Haul Route Staff Report for both the Bureau of Engineering bond amount and the Street Services permit fee. Use that number.

What the bond guarantees

The principal agrees to pay all costs the City incurs to repair damaged streets or other public facilities and to remove deposits of earth or debris from the principal's operations along the approved loaded and unloaded truck routes. Payment is due within 30 days of the City's bill. The bond stays in effect until the City Engineer issues a Certificate of Acceptance or exonerates or cancels it.

Steps and deadlines

After the Board approves the haul route, the applicant submits proof of bond posting with the Bureau of Engineering and a receipt for the Street Services permit fee under LAMC 62.201 to the Board's Commission Office. Bond forms come from Bond Control at the Bureau of Engineering Valley District Office in Van Nuys. The grading permit has to be secured within 12 months of Board approval and hauling must begin within 18 months, or a new haul route application and hearing is required.

Eligibility and Requirements for a California Import/Export Haul Bond Bond:

• A surety authorized to write bonds in California.
• City of Los Angeles named as obligee on the Bureau of Engineering Import/Export Payment Bond form.
• Bond amount matching Section A of the Haul Route Staff Report.
• Property owner as principal.
• Grading permit secured within 12 months and hauling started within 18 months of Board approval.

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