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Bonfield is a small village in northwestern Kankakee County, set on the prairie farmland away from the Kankakee River corridor. Its flood exposure is generally modest and connected to local drainage. Where a parcel falls within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, an Elevation Certificate documents how a building relates to 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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The village of Bonfield, home to about 351 residents in Essex Township, occupies higher northwestern Kankakee County farmland rather than a riverbank, so its flood concerns center on smaller drainageways. 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 Bonfield parcels are recorded through the Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds in Kankakee. On level northwestern farmland, Bonfield sees flood mapping only where a channel crosses a parcel.
Bonfield sits on prairie farmland in northwestern Kankakee County away from the river, so its flood exposure is generally limited to local drainage.
A licensed Illinois Professional Land Surveyor prepares and certifies the elevations, which is what gives the certificate standing with insurers and FEMA.
Yes, a current certificate can be used for insurance, permitting, and map-amendment purposes, though a new one may be needed after a map or building change.
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