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Forest View is a tiny village hemmed between Chicago, industrial land, and the Des Plaines River corridor on the southwest side. Its low position near the river and the Sanitary and Ship Canal places parcels within or beside mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas. In this setting, a FEMA Elevation Certificate is an important document for insuring and permitting property near the flood zone.
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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Forest View is a very small Stickney Township village of around 800 residents in southwestern Cook County. It sits within the Des Plaines River corridor near the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, part of the drainage system managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). Flood exposure is notable along the river and canal, so parcels near the water carry meaningful risk. An Elevation Certificate documents how a building stands against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers use to rate coverage, the village 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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Yes, along the Des Plaines River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, where low ground places nearby parcels in mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas.
When a building is in or near a mapped flood zone, or when a lender or insurer requests one to rate flood coverage.
It can. Showing the lowest floor above the Base Flood Elevation lets insurers price the policy on measured data, which often reduces the premium.
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