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Naplate is a small village just west of Ottawa, tucked into the Illinois River valley in LaSalle County. Its low-lying setting near the river means parts of the community can fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. An Elevation Certificate is how owners here document a building’s height 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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The village of Naplate, home to about 412 residents in Ottawa Township, sits on low ground near the Illinois River, where the mapped floodplain follows the river corridor beside neighboring Ottawa. A FEMA Elevation Certificate completed by a licensed Illinois surveyor records the lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers a factual rating basis and giving the floodplain administrator the data needed for permit review. Where the building sits above the Base Flood Elevation, the certificate supports a Letter of Map Amendment to FEMA. Deeds for Naplate parcels are recorded by the LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds at the county seat in Ottawa. Being so close to the river valley, much of the village warrants careful attention to floodplain status.
Naplate sits on low ground beside the Illinois River near Ottawa, placing parts of the village within FEMA’s mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Yes, a single certificate documenting your lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation can serve flood insurance rating and, if the floor is high enough, support a Letter of Map Amendment.
It is the lowest enclosed floor of the building, including a basement or lowest slab, measured as a key elevation for comparing the structure to the Base Flood Elevation.
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