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Grand Ridge sits on the uplands of central LaSalle County, its very name reflecting the higher ground it occupies south of the Illinois River. That elevated position keeps it away from the major river floodplains that mark much of the county. Where a parcel does fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, an Elevation Certificate documents how a building relates to 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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The village of Grand Ridge, home to about 515 residents in Farm Ridge Township, sits on relatively high ground away from the Illinois River valley, so its flood exposure is generally tied to local drainageways rather than a major river. 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, giving insurers and the floodplain administrator the data they need. A certificate showing the building above the Base Flood Elevation can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Grand Ridge parcels are recorded by the LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds in Ottawa. True to its name, Grand Ridge sits high enough that mapped flood areas are the exception rather than the rule.
Grand Ridge occupies higher ground away from the Illinois River valley, so its flood exposure is generally limited compared with the county’s river towns.
It records surveyed elevations of a building’s lowest floor and surrounding grade and compares them to the FEMA Base Flood Elevation for the parcel.
It is a national FEMA form, so it is recognized wherever the property is, but the elevations and Base Flood Elevation are specific to the parcel being surveyed.
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