Erosion and Sediment Control Bond - Montville, CT in Connecticut

Brief Summary

Montville will not issue your zoning permit until the erosion and sediment control bond the Planning and Zoning Commission set for your project is posted. A surety bond lets you meet that condition with an annual premium instead of tying up cash in a town account until the site is stabilized.

The Town of Montville requires an erosion and sediment control bond as a condition of many site plan, subdivision and special permit approvals. There is no single town wide figure. The Planning and Zoning Commission sets the amount for each project, it must be posted before the zoning permit is issued or construction starts, and it is released only after town staff inspect the site and confirm it is stabilized.

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How to Apply for a Erosion and Sediment Control Bond:

• Get the approval letter or conditions of approval that state your erosion and sediment control bond amount.
• Confirm with the Montville Land Use office that a surety bond is accepted and get any required bond form.
• Provide the applicant or developer legal name and the project address, map and lot as shown on the approval.
• Complete the bond application and review the quoted premium.
• Deliver the executed bond to the town before the zoning permit is issued or construction starts.
• After the site is stabilized, request release from the Planning and Zoning Commission.

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The amount comes from your approval, not a fee schedule

The most common mistake on this bond is assuming Montville has one fixed amount. It does not. The Planning and Zoning Commission writes the bond amount into the conditions of approval for each application, based on the erosion and sediment controls shown on your plans. Commission records show how much this varies. In 2009 the Commission required a $2,000 bond for a site plan on Maple Avenue, $2,000 per lot for a 14 lot subdivision on Old Colchester Road, $2,500 for one Platoz Drive building, and later released a $42,850 erosion and sedimentation bond on a larger development. Your number is the one in your own approval letter.

What the town is protecting

The Montville Zoning Regulations require a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, defined as a plan and narrative conforming to the Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 2002. The regulations address the plan in Section 15.1 and project security in Section 15.4. The bond guarantees the town that silt fence, sediment basins, stabilized construction entrances and the other measures on your plan will be installed, maintained and kept in place until the disturbed ground is stabilized. If the work is abandoned or the controls fail, the town can draw on the bond to do the work itself.

Timing and release

Commission conditions typically require the bond to be posted prior to issuance of a zoning permit, and for subdivisions it may be required for each lot before construction starts on that lot. Release is a separate request to the Commission. Staff inspect the site, and once it is stabilized the Commission votes to release the bond. Keep the bond in force until that vote.

Before you buy

Confirm the exact amount, the obligee wording and whether the town accepts a surety bond form for your project with the Montville Land Use office before the bond is issued. A larger project may also carry a separate performance bond for public improvements, which is a different instrument from this one.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Connecticut Erosion and Sediment Control Bond:

• Town of Montville named as obligee.
• Bond amount matching the figure set in the Commission's conditions of approval.
• Principal name matching the approved applicant or developer.
• Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan conforming to the 2002 Connecticut Guidelines.
• Bond kept in force until the Commission votes to release it.

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