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Caledonia is a very small village in northern Boone County, sitting on upland terrain far from the Kishwaukee River that shapes FEMA floodplain mapping in the county’s southern townships. Real flood risk across the community is minimal, though isolated low-lying or creek-side lots may still intersect a Special Flood Hazard Area. Where a parcel does, a FEMA Elevation Certificate records the 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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Caledonia is one of Boone County’s smallest communities, with a population near 183 in Caledonia Township in the northern part of the county. Its distance from the Kishwaukee River means the mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas that concentrate in southern Boone County are largely absent here, and flood exposure is generally confined to specific low ground. For any parcel that is mapped into a FEMA flood zone, a licensed surveyor completes the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest-floor and grade elevations relative to the Base Flood Elevation, providing the figures an insurer uses to rate coverage and the county uses in floodplain permitting. That same documented elevation can support a Letter of Map Amendment if the structure stands above the flood level. Boone County recording is handled by the Boone County Clerk & Recorder in Belvidere.
It can, though sparingly. Caledonia sits on high ground in northern Boone County away from the Kishwaukee River, so any FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area is usually limited to specific low-lying or creek-adjacent lots.
It is a surveyor-completed FEMA form documenting a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation. It is used to rate or lower flood insurance, confirm floodplain-permit compliance, and support a Letter of Map Amendment.
Yes. Licensed Illinois land surveyors can complete an Elevation Certificate for Caledonia parcels and record the associated documents through the Boone County Clerk & Recorder in Belvidere.
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