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Bourbonnais sits along the Kankakee River just north of the city of Kankakee, sharing the same river valley and its flood considerations. Parcels near the river can lie within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and an Elevation Certificate documents how a building relates to the Base Flood Elevation. For riverside owners here, it is the measurement that guides insurance and permit decisions.
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 Bourbonnais, home to roughly 18,164 residents in Bourbonnais Township, borders the Kankakee River, whose corridor carries the mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas most relevant to local property owners. A licensed Illinois surveyor prepares the FEMA Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation, giving flood insurers a factual rating basis and giving the floodplain administrator the data to clear a permit near the water. When a building stands above the Base Flood Elevation, the certificate supports a Letter of Map Amendment. Recording for Bourbonnais parcels runs through the Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds at the county seat in Kankakee. Properties on higher ground away from the river generally see reduced exposure.
Yes, Bourbonnais borders the Kankakee River, and its mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas follow that river corridor where the land is low.
The surveyor records elevations such as the lowest floor, the lowest adjacent grade, and any attached garage or machinery, comparing each to the Base Flood Elevation.
It often does, because a building measured above that height can be rated more favorably by insurers and may qualify for a Letter of Map Amendment removing it from the mapped zone.
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