JACKSON COUNTY PERMITTING & CODE ENFORCEMENT
Request for Surety Bond to Disturb Land
*Only Required for Five or More Acres of Land Disturbance*
Sylva Office: 401 Grindstaff Cove Rd, Suite 145, Phone: 828-586-7560 / Fax: 828-586-7563
Cashiers Office: 357 Frank Allen Road, Phone: 828-745-6850 / Fax: 828-745-6867
Per the requirements of the Jackson County Code of Ordinances (Chapter 10, Environment, Article VI,
Jackson County Sediment Control Ordinance
, Division 5, Section 10-310), Jackson County hereby asks
for the issuance if a surety bond to be held by the County for the following project:
Project Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Property Identification Number: ___________________________________________________________
Land Owner(s) of Record: ________________________________________________________________
Financially Responsible Person: ____________________________________________________________
Project or Site Location:__________________________________________________________________
The reason for this bond request is as follows: As per Section 10-310 (3) of the ordinance, “Forfeited
surety shall be used to establish erosion control structures or ground cover in accordance with an approved
sediment control plan.”
Conditions of default for the right of redemption: As per Section 10-310 (1) of the ordinance, “Land-
disturbing activities not in compliance with this ordinance or an approved sediment control plan for 90
working days after notice of violation is received through registered mail or certified mail or other means
detailing specific items of violation, shall be subject to forfeiture of all applicable surety.”
Please be advised that, as per the ordinance, “Such surety shall be valid until the land-disturbing
activity is completed in accordance with the approved sediment control plan and released by the
Administrator…” As a matter of standard operating procedure in Jackson County’s Erosion Control
Program, it has been determined by the Commissioners that the land-disturbing permit for any site required
to have a surety bond will only be in effect for the same amount of time that the bond is in force. If the
bond lapses before the County closes out the site, the land-disturbing permit will be revoked immediately.
If the bond applicant (which will likely be the person financially responsible for the project or the land owner
of record) allows the bond to prematurely expire (before the permitted area is closed out by the County),
applicable violations on the area being disturbed will be cited and a new application for a permit to disturb
land will be called for by the County. Please be advised this means civil penalties may be assessed, and all
application fees will again have to be paid at current applicable rates.
An application to disturb ________________acres of land in Jackson County has been
submitted by ______________________________________. At the rate of $ ___________
per acre disturbed, the total surety bond amount requested will now be stated as
$ ___________. The original bond will be held by “Jackson County”, and should be sent to
the above stated address.
By: ___________________________________ for Jackson County on __________________