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DeKalb is built along the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River, the waterway that principally drains DeKalb County and carries the county’s most significant FEMA floodplain mapping. Buildings near the river and its branches can fall inside a Special Flood Hazard Area, where elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation governs both insurance rating and floodplain permits. A FEMA Elevation Certificate is the surveyed record of that relationship.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA flood map. Insurers use it to rate flood policies and communities use it to confirm floodplain compliance; it can also support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to remove a structure from a flood zone.
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DeKalb, with a population of about 40,290, is the largest city in DeKalb County and lies in DeKalb Township, though the county seat is neighboring Sycamore. The South Branch of the Kishwaukee River runs through the city, so lots close to the river and its tributaries are the ones most likely to be mapped into a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. A licensed surveyor prepares the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest floor, mechanical equipment, and grade against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers rely on to rate policies and the city and county use in floodplain permitting. If the certificate shows the building sitting above the flood level, it can support a Letter of Map Amendment to adjust or remove the flood designation. Survey documents are recorded through the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder in the county seat of Sycamore.
Properties along the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River and its tributaries are the most likely in the city to fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and those are where an Elevation Certificate is most often required.
They are recorded through the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder, which is located in the county seat of Sycamore rather than in DeKalb itself.
It can. Flood insurance rating depends heavily on how high the lowest floor sits relative to the Base Flood Elevation, and the certificate provides that measured figure, which may lower the premium if the building is elevated above the flood level.
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