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Hillside is a western-suburb village where Salt Creek and its tributaries shape the local flood picture. The parcels nearest the creek can fall within mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, while much of the village sits on higher ground away from the water. A FEMA Elevation Certificate is the instrument that measures and records a building’s elevation against 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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Hillside is a village of about 8,300 residents in Proviso Township in western Cook County. Its drainage runs toward Salt Creek, a tributary of the Des Plaines River within the system the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) manages. Flood exposure is present but limited, concentrated on the parcels bordering the creek rather than across the village. For those properties, an Elevation Certificate supplies the elevation evidence insurers use to rate coverage, the documentation the village needs for floodplain-permit compliance, and the foundation for a Letter of Map Amendment when a building stands above the flood.
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Yes, along Salt Creek, though it is limited and mostly confined to parcels bordering the creek, with much of the village on higher ground.
You may, if the parcel lies in or near the Salt Creek Special Flood Hazard Area or if a lender or insurer requests one. A surveyor can confirm the status.
It documents a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation and supports flood-insurance rating, floodplain-permit compliance, and LOMA requests.
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