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Countryside is a small western-suburb city near the Des Plaines River valley and Salt Creek drainage on the southwest edge of the metro. Its lower parcels near those waterways can register within mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, while much of the commercial and residential ground sits above them. For a property near the flood zone, a FEMA Elevation Certificate documents 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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Countryside is a city of roughly 6,400 residents in Lyons Township in southwestern Cook County. Its drainage is tied to the Des Plaines River and Salt Creek systems that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) manages for regional stormwater. Flood exposure is limited and concentrated on the lower parcels nearest the waterways rather than across the city. An Elevation Certificate gives an affected owner the verified elevation data insurers rely on, the record the city needs for floodplain-permit compliance, and the foundation for a Letter of Map Amendment when a building sits above the Base Flood Elevation.
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Flood exposure is limited and concentrated on lower parcels near the Des Plaines River and Salt Creek, while much of the city sits on higher ground.
When a building is in or near a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, or when a lender or insurer requests one to rate a flood policy.
Yes. If it shows the lowest floor above the Base Flood Elevation, insurers can rate the policy on that measured elevation, which often lowers the premium.
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