Baltimore, MD — Stormwater Management Performance Bond
Baltimore City's stormwater code links a performance bond to the inspection and maintenance agreement for a required private stormwater facility. This is not simply an excavation-completion guarantee or a promise that security ends when a building opens.
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- Recorded state
- Maryland
- Bond type
- Grading, Erosion & Stormwater Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
Article 7, §27-3 requires the owner to execute an inspection and maintenance agreement before a grading or building permit can be issued for a project requiring a private stormwater management facility. The section also requires a performance bond with amount, terms and provisions acceptable to the Department.
- Who needs it
- The owner responsible for the private facility and the agreement. The agreement binds current and subsequent owners of the land served, but that does not by itself establish how a surety bond is amended or replaced after a transfer. Match the principal and legal recipient to the Department's accepted documents.
- Who it protects
- The agreement provides reasonable-time access for departmental inspections to ensure the facility works to design standards. It must provide for bond forfeiture if the owner fails to correct notified plan nonconformance within the specified reasonable period. General liability coverage and a separate street-excavation bond are not substitutes for this facility-maintenance security.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Baltimore City Code Article 7, §27-3 — Maintenance agreement (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the Baltimore City project and required private stormwater facility.
- Gather the owner's legal name, inspection/maintenance agreement and its recording information where available.
- Have the Department's accepted bond form, exact legal recipient, required sum and dates.
- Confirm authorized signatures, execution, filing and any ownership-change instructions before issuance.
Questions about this bond
Is this a Baltimore County requirement?
The section reviewed is Baltimore City Code Article 7, §27-3. Do not apply it to a county request or substitute another authority's form.
Does completion of construction automatically end this bond?
The cited provision concerns the private facility's inspection and maintenance agreement. It does not give an automatic construction-completion release; use the Department's accepted security terms.
Where can I apply?
Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Match the city facility-maintenance request, owner/principal, legal recipient, accepted form, sum and dates. Provider review, issuance, execution and filing remain separate from agreement recordation, permit approval and departmental acceptance.