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Genoa lies in northern DeKalb County near the upper reaches of the Kishwaukee River watershed that drains the county. River- and creek-adjacent parcels can fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, while much of the town sits on higher ground with more limited exposure. A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation where mapping applies.
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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Genoa is a city of approximately 5,298 in Genoa Township, in the northern part of DeKalb County within the broader Kishwaukee River watershed. Because the community is not centered on a large river channel, its FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas tend to follow creeks and low-lying drainage rather than covering the town broadly. For a parcel that is mapped into a flood zone, a licensed surveyor completes the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest-floor and grade elevations relative to the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the figures to rate coverage and the county the data for floodplain permit review. A structure documented above the flood level can use the certificate to support a Letter of Map Amendment. DeKalb County records for Genoa are handled by the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder in the seat at Sycamore.
No. Genoa’s mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas generally follow creeks and low-lying drainage in the Kishwaukee watershed, so much of the town sits on higher ground with limited flood exposure.
A licensed Illinois professional land surveyor completes it, because the form requires precise elevation measurements of the building and site tied to a recognized vertical datum.
If your property is well outside a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, you generally do not need an Elevation Certificate at all; it is primarily required when a building is in or near a FEMA flood zone.
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