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Homewood is a south-suburban village where Butterfield Creek and other Calumet-system tributaries drain the surrounding terrain, giving parts of the community meaningful flood exposure. The creek corridors carry mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, while higher residential ground sits clear of them. When a property falls near one of those corridors, a FEMA Elevation Certificate sets its elevation against the Base Flood Elevation for insurers and permit reviewers.
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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Homewood is a village of about 19,500 residents across Bloom, Bremen, Thornton, and Rich Townships in southern Cook County. Its drainage feeds Butterfield Creek and related tributaries within the Calumet river system that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) manages. Flood exposure is notable along the creek corridors, so parcels near the water carry meaningful risk while higher ground carries less. In Homewood, an Elevation Certificate captures a building’s height against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the data to rate coverage, the village its permit record, and owners a route to a Letter of Map Amendment where the structure sits above the flood.
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Parts of it are, along the Butterfield Creek corridor and related tributaries, while higher residential ground away from the creeks is less exposed.
When a building lies in or near a mapped flood zone, or when a lender or insurer requests one to rate flood coverage.
It can. If it shows the lowest floor above the Base Flood Elevation, insurers can rate the policy on that verified elevation, often reducing the premium.
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