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Lockport grew up alongside the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal and the Des Plaines River corridor, and that waterway history means riverside and canal-adjacent parcels have real FEMA flood exposure. The uplands away from the corridor are generally lower risk. A measured elevation is the tool that separates one from the other.
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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Lockport, population roughly 26,094, sits in Lockport Township within Will County. The Des Plaines River and the historic I&M Canal define the community’s low ground, and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas follow that river-and-canal corridor. A FEMA Elevation Certificate, prepared by a licensed Illinois surveyor, documents a structure’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation so an insurer can price flood coverage, the city can verify floodplain-permit compliance, and an owner can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Lockport parcels are filed with the Will County Recorder of Deeds.
The canal and the adjacent Des Plaines River form the low-lying corridor where FEMA maps concentrate the Special Flood Hazard Area, so nearby properties are the most likely to need an Elevation Certificate.
Yes. A surveyor can measure and certify an existing older building at any time; the certificate reflects current elevations regardless of when the structure was built.
You provide it to your insurance agent to rate or re-rate flood coverage, submit it with a floodplain permit if required, or use it to file for a Letter of Map Amendment with FEMA.
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