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Cortland is a growing town in central DeKalb County, near the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River that drains the area. Parcels close to the river and its tributaries can be mapped into a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, where elevation against the Base Flood Elevation governs insurance and permits. A FEMA Elevation Certificate is the surveyed documentation of that 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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Cortland has a population of about 4,398 and sits in Cortland Township in central DeKalb County, near the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River. While much of the town is on comparatively high ground, lots adjacent to the river and low-lying drainage can fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. For those parcels, a licensed surveyor prepares the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest floor, equipment, and grade against the Base Flood Elevation, so insurers can rate the policy and the county can review a floodplain permit. When the building is above the flood level, the certificate can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Survey documents for Cortland are recorded through the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder in the county seat of Sycamore.
Parcels near the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River and low-lying drainage are the most likely in Cortland to fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area and to need an Elevation Certificate.
Only if it is being built in or near a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. For construction in a mapped floodplain, an Elevation Certificate is typically required to confirm the finished floor meets the Base Flood Elevation requirement.
They are recorded, along with related survey plats, through the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder in the county seat of Sycamore.
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