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Joliet is where the Des Plaines River meets the Sanitary & Ship Canal, and the county’s three big rivers effectively converge in this vicinity. Neighborhoods and industrial land close to the river, the canal, and Hickory Creek carry real FEMA flood exposure. Away from those corridors the risk falls off, so a mapped elevation is what tells the two apart.
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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Joliet, population about 150,362, is the seat of Will County and straddles Joliet and Troy townships (with slivers reaching Plainfield and Kendall County). It sits at the confluence area of the Des Plaines River and the Sanitary & Ship Canal, within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas that follow those waterways and Hickory Creek. A FEMA Elevation Certificate, completed by a licensed Illinois surveyor, documents your building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation so a flood insurer can rate the policy accurately, a floodplain permit can be reviewed, and a Letter of Map Amendment can be pursued if the structure sits above the flood level. Deeds and related records for these properties are filed with the Will County Recorder of Deeds.
If the property falls within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area along the river or canal, an Elevation Certificate is typically what your insurer and the City’s floodplain office will ask for to rate coverage and confirm compliance.
A licensed surveyor records the elevation of your lowest floor and reference points, then compares them to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA map, and reports the result on the standardized FEMA form.
It can. If the certificate shows your lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood Elevation, that measurement often supports a better insurance rate and, in some cases, a Letter of Map Amendment.
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