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Hickory Hills is a southwest-suburban city on rolling ground near the Cal-Sag and Des Plaines drainage divides, with generally modest flood exposure. Small creeks and detention areas handle most local drainage, and the parcels nearest them are the ones that can fall inside a mapped flood zone. A FEMA Elevation Certificate records how a given building stands relative to the Base Flood Elevation 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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Hickory Hills is a city of about 14,500 residents across Lyons and Palos Townships in southwestern Cook County. Its drainage is tied to creek tributaries feeding the Cal-Sag and Des Plaines systems that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) manages. Flood exposure is generally limited given the rolling terrain, concentrated along creeks and detention areas rather than across the city. For a Hickory Hills property near one of those creeks, an Elevation Certificate documents its elevation against the Base Flood Elevation, the basis for insurance rating, permit compliance, and a Letter of Map Amendment.
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Flood exposure is generally limited given the rolling terrain, with risk concentrated along creeks and detention areas rather than across the city.
When a building sits in or near a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, or when a lender or insurer requests one for flood coverage.
It can. If it shows the lowest floor above the Base Flood Elevation, insurers can price the policy on measured data, often reducing the premium.
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