Timber Cutting Site Plan Bond - Killingworth, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

When Killingworth makes a bond a condition of a timber harvest approval, the cut cannot start until it is posted. A surety bond covers the figure the Commission sets without locking up the landowner's or logger's cash for the length of the job.

The Timber Cutting Site Plan bond is posted with the Town of Killingworth by the landowner or harvester carrying out an approved timber cut. Under the Town's Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations the Commission may require a bond as a permit condition, in an amount it sets, guaranteeing compliance with the regulations and with the terms and limits of the approval.

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How to Apply for a Timber Cutting Site Plan Bond:

• File the timber harvest notice with the Killingworth Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission on its form.
• Submit the harvest site plan showing the cut area, stream crossings and erosion controls.
• Obtain the bond amount the Commission sets as a condition of approval.
• Provide the principal's legal name, address and the property location to the surety.
• Deliver the executed bond to the Town before cutting begins.

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The amount comes from the Commission, not a fee table

Killingworth does not publish a single bond figure for timber work. Sections 470-60 and 470-61 of the Town Code let the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission require a bond as a condition of a permit, with the surety and amount set by the Commission. The bond guarantees compliance with the regulations and with every term, condition and limit written into the approval. Ask the land use office for the figure assigned to your harvest before applying for the bond.

Clear cutting is treated differently

Many landowners assume all forestry is exempt from local review. Section 470-11 lists farming and related activities as permitted uses as of right but expressly leaves out clear cutting of timber, except for expanding agricultural cropland. Under section 470-13, clear cutting not specifically permitted requires a permit. Under section 470-14, anyone relying on a permitted or nonregulated use must first notify the Commission on its form so it can rule whether a permit is needed.

What the Commission looks at

Recent Commission minutes show timber harvest notifications reviewed with a certified Connecticut forester presenting the harvest map, the acreage to be cut, the share of trees removed, and erosion controls at stream crossings. Plan the bond around the same site plan you submit to the Commission.

Who posts the bond

The principal is the party responsible for the cut, usually the landowner or the harvesting contractor, and the Town of Killingworth is the obligee. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Killingworth land use office before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Timber Cutting Site Plan Bond:

• Town of Killingworth as obligee, on a bond form the Commission approves.
• Bond conditioned on compliance with the Inland Wetlands Regulations and all permit terms and limits.
• Amount equal to the figure set by the Commission for the specific harvest.
• Commercial forest practices carried out by a practitioner certified by Connecticut DEEP.
• Underwriting review of the principal's credit and operating history, which sets the premium.

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