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Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
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Des Plaines takes its name from the river that runs through it, a fitting detail for a northwest Cook County city of about 60,000 where waterway proximity shapes many parcels. As an established suburb near O’Hare, it sees steady building activity that depends on knowing exactly where property lines sit. A plat of survey is the tool that makes those lines certain for owners and contractors alike.
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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Des Plaines is home to roughly 60,000 residents and stretches across Maine, Elk Grove, Wheeling, and Northfield Townships in northwest Cook County. The Des Plaines River winds directly through the community, and its floodplain touches a meaningful share of local parcels, making flood-zone awareness a genuine survey consideration here. Plats recorded for Des Plaines properties are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division following the 2020 merger of the Recorder of Deeds into the Clerk’s office. With the river corridor managed under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and mapped extensively by FEMA, an accurate survey helps owners address both zoning setbacks on established lots and the flood determinations that riverside development frequently requires.
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It often does. The river’s floodplain reaches many parcels in Des Plaines, so a plat of survey combined with a flood determination is a common way to confirm whether a lot lies within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
It shows your lot’s boundary dimensions, the position of the home and other improvements, easements, and any encroachments, which is what permit reviews and closings in Des Plaines rely on.
Recorded plats for Des Plaines property are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which handles recording county-wide.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Des Plaines 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.