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Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
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Skokie is a densely built inner-ring suburb of about 67,800 people, sitting just north of Chicago entirely within Niles Township. On tightly packed village lots like these, even a few inches of encroachment matters, which is why a plat of survey is a routine first step for construction, sales, and boundary questions.
A plat of survey is a drawing, signed and sealed by a licensed Illinois land surveyor, that locates the corners and boundary lines of your lot and depicts the buildings, driveways, fences and recorded easements on the property. It is the document lenders, title companies and municipal permit desks rely on.
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With around 67,800 residents packed into Niles Township, Skokie is one of Cook County’s more built-out villages, bordering Chicago’s north side. Recorded plats of survey and property deeds for Skokie are filed through the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which consolidated the former Recorder of Deeds functions in December 2020. Because lots here are older and closely spaced, a survey frequently uncovers a garage, fence, or driveway that sits a foot or two off the recorded line, information a building department needs before approving a permit. Teardown-and-rebuild activity and second-story additions are common, and both trigger fresh setback and lot-coverage review that a current survey supports. Parcels near the North Shore Channel and area drainage corridors should also be checked against FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas in the MWRD system.
Official resources for Skokie property owners
On closely spaced village lots, a difference of a foot or two in a fence, garage, or setback can affect a permit or a sale, and only a current plat of survey shows those exact relationships.
A new build is reviewed against setbacks and lot coverage, so a current plat of survey is typically required to confirm the design fits the lot.
They are recorded with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, the office that took over the Recorder of Deeds duties at the end of 2020.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Skokie property owners and builders:
We also prepare sealed plats of survey across nearby Cook County communities:
Get started on your next project with Pi Surveying’s expert land surveying services. Contact us today to schedule your survey and get accurate and reliable results.
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.