Grading Permit Requirements:

A grading permit is required for land disturbance that is equal to or greater than one (1) acre, including land disturbance within a larger common plan, or overall tract of land, where the disturbance is non-contiguous.

The following items are needed to apply for a grading permit:

  • An Erosion Control and Sediment Control Plan prepared and sealed by a registered professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or registered surveyor, submitted through the Civic Access Portal.
  • A grading permit application including a financial responsibility statement.
    • Registered agent information must be included when either or both of the conditions below apply to the Financially Responsible Party.
      • If the Financially Responsible Party is a domestic company registered on the NC Secretary of State business registry.
      • If the Financially Responsible Party is not a resident of North Carolina.

    • The original wet-signed grading permit application and signed and notarized hardcopy of the financial responsibility statement must be mailed to the address listed below.

      Guilford County Planning and Development, Soil Erosion Section
      Attn: Soil Erosion Section Chief
      P.O. Box 3427
      Greensboro, NC 27402

  • A copy of the current deed.
    • If the Financially Responsible Party is not the owner of the land to be disturbed, include with this form the landowner’s signed and dated written consent for the applicant to submit a draft erosion and sedimentation control plan and to conduct the anticipated land disturbing activity.
  • Erosion control surety in the amount of $1,500.00 per acre disturbed, to the nearest 1/10 of an acre. (Sureties for demolition landfills are $2,000.00 per acre).
  • Payment of the grading permit fee based on disturbed acreage (see fee schedule).

 

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