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Bradley sits in the Kankakee River valley just north of Kankakee, part of the built-up corridor that lines this stretch of the river. Low ground near the river and its tributaries can fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, where an Elevation Certificate ties a building to the Base Flood Elevation. That measurement is what insurers and permit reviewers rely on for accuracy.
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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The village of Bradley, with about 15,419 residents in Bradley Township, lies in the Kankakee River corridor, where the mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas follow the river and its feeder channels. A FEMA Elevation Certificate from a licensed Illinois surveyor documents the lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation, giving an insurer the data to rate a policy and giving the floodplain administrator what is needed to review construction near the water. Where the survey shows the structure above the Base Flood Elevation, the certificate becomes the basis for a Letter of Map Amendment to FEMA. Deeds for Bradley parcels are recorded through the Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds in Kankakee. Areas of the village away from the river corridor generally face lower exposure.
Parts of Bradley lie in the Kankakee River corridor, where FEMA maps Special Flood Hazard Areas along the low ground near the river and its tributaries.
The floodplain administrator uses its measured elevations to confirm a new or improved building meets the required height above the Base Flood Elevation before approving the permit.
A single Elevation Certificate can serve both, as it provides the elevation data insurers use for rating and FEMA uses when considering a Letter of Map Amendment.
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