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Godley is a small village in southern Grundy County, in Braceville Township, adjacent to Braceville and extending toward Will County, on level ground away from the Illinois River floodplain. Flood exposure is generally minimal, though a low-lying or drainage-adjacent lot can still touch a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. A FEMA Elevation Certificate records a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation.
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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Godley has a population of about 566 in Braceville Township, in southern Grundy County, with part of the community near the Will County line. Because it lies well south of the Illinois River corridor, mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas here are limited and typically confined to specific low-lying drainage. For any parcel that does fall inside a FEMA flood zone, a licensed surveyor prepares the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest-floor and grade elevations against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the data to rate coverage and the county the information for floodplain permit review. A structure documented above the flood level can use the certificate to support a Letter of Map Amendment. For the Grundy County portion of Godley, records are handled by the Grundy County Recorder’s Office in Morris.
For most of the village, no. Godley sits on level ground away from the Illinois River, so mapped flood risk is minimal and limited to specific low-lying or drainage-adjacent parcels.
It is a FEMA determination that a specific structure sits above the mapped flood level; an Elevation Certificate provides the surveyed elevations needed to request one.
Yes. A licensed Illinois land surveyor can complete a FEMA Elevation Certificate for a Godley parcel and record related documents through the Grundy County Recorder’s Office in Morris.
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