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Machesney Park stretches along the Rock River in northern Winnebago County, so a meaningful share of the village lies near the river corridor that carries significant FEMA floodplain mapping. Riverfront and low-lying parcels can be mapped into a Special Flood Hazard Area. A FEMA Elevation Certificate records a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation for insurance and permitting.
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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Machesney Park has a population of about 22,950 in Harlem Township, in northern Winnebago County along the Rock River. Because the river runs through the community, riverfront and low-lying lots here are among the more likely in the county to fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. A licensed surveyor completes the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest floor, equipment, and grade against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the figures to rate a policy and the village and county the data for floodplain permit review. If a structure is documented above the flood level, the certificate can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Survey documents for Machesney Park are recorded through the Winnebago County Recorder in the county seat of Rockford.
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Riverfront and low-lying parcels along the Rock River are the most likely in Machesney Park to fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area and to need an Elevation Certificate.
The surveyor records the elevations of the lowest floor, mechanical equipment, and surrounding grade, then compares them to the Base Flood Elevation shown on the FEMA map for the property.
They are recorded, along with related survey plats, through the Winnebago County Recorder in the county seat of Rockford.
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