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Hodgkins is a small village straddling the Des Plaines River and the Sanitary and Ship Canal on the southwest side, with an industrial and logistics character. Its low position along those waterways places parcels within or beside mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas. In this setting, a FEMA Elevation Certificate becomes a key document for insuring and permitting property along 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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Hodgkins is a village of about 1,500 residents in Lyons Township in southwestern Cook County, set along the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Its drainage is part of the Des Plaines system managed for regional stormwater 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 captures a building’s height against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the data to rate coverage, the village its floodplain-permit record, and the owner a path to a Letter of Map Amendment where the 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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