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Crescent City sits in central Iroquois County near Watseka, in the broader Iroquois River watershed that shapes flooding across this part of the county. Low ground along local channels can fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and an Elevation Certificate documents how a building relates to the Base Flood Elevation. For nearby property, it is a useful reference for insurance and permitting.
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 Crescent City, home to about 552 residents in Crescent Township, lies in central Iroquois County near the Iroquois River corridor around Watseka, where the mapped floodplain follows the river and its low ground. 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 Crescent City parcels are recorded through the Iroquois County Recorder of Deeds in Watseka. Nearer the river than most, Crescent City owners are wise to confirm a parcel’s floodplain status.
Crescent City sits in central Iroquois County near the Iroquois River corridor around Watseka, where low ground can fall within mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas.
It records the building’s surveyed lowest floor and adjacent grade and compares them to the Base Flood Elevation shown on the FEMA flood map for the parcel.
Yes, a single Elevation Certificate can support flood insurance rating and, if the lowest floor is high enough, a Letter of Map Amendment to FEMA.
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