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Union Hill is a very small community in western Kankakee County, set on the open prairie far from the Kankakee River. Its flood exposure is generally minimal and tied to local drainage. Where a parcel falls within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, an Elevation Certificate documents the building’s height 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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Union Hill, a small community of about 55 residents in Norton Township, occupies western Kankakee County farmland rather than a riverbank, so its flood concerns focus on minor drainageways rather than a major river. When a parcel is mapped into a Special Flood Hazard Area, a FEMA Elevation Certificate from a licensed Illinois surveyor records the lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers use for rating and the floodplain administrator uses for permit review. A certificate showing the structure above the Base Flood Elevation can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Union Hill parcels are recorded by the Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds at the county seat in Kankakee. With no river nearby, Union Hill’s flood mapping is limited to the rare low drainage line.
Union Hill sits on western Kankakee County prairie far from the Kankakee River, so its flood exposure is generally minimal and tied to local drainage.
Only if a specific parcel is mapped into a Special Flood Hazard Area or an insurer or lender requests elevation documentation, which can happen even in small communities.
It is FEMA’s standard national form for recording a building’s elevations against the Base Flood Elevation, completed and certified by a licensed surveyor.
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