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Named for the river that runs through its heart, Des Plaines has some of the most significant flood exposure of any suburb in Cook County. The Des Plaines River and its tributaries cut directly through the city, and repeated overbank flooding has placed large areas within mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas. In this setting, a FEMA Elevation Certificate is a frequently needed document for insuring and permitting property.
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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Des Plaines is a city of about 60,700 residents spanning Maine, Elk Grove, Wheeling, and Northfield Townships in northern Cook County. It sits directly on the Des Plaines River, part of the river system managed for regional stormwater by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). Flood exposure is notable and well-documented, with substantial portions of the city near the river falling in the Special Flood Hazard Area. An Elevation Certificate records how a building stands against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers use to rate coverage, the city uses for floodplain-permit compliance, and owners use to support a Letter of Map Amendment when a structure sits above the flood.
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The Des Plaines River runs directly through the city, and overbank flooding along it has placed substantial areas within mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas.
It records a building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation, the data used for flood-insurance rating, floodplain-permit compliance, and LOMA requests.
It can. If the certificate shows the lowest floor above the Base Flood Elevation, insurers can rate the policy on that verified height, which often reduces the premium.
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