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Malta is a village in central DeKalb County, in Malta Township, set on relatively flat farmland in the broad Kishwaukee River watershed but away from the river’s main channel. Flood exposure is generally limited, though low-lying or creek-adjacent parcels can still fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents a building’s elevation against the Base Flood Elevation where mapping applies.
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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Malta is a community of roughly 1,143 people in Malta Township, in central DeKalb County. Although it lies within the Kishwaukee River watershed, the village is not situated on the river’s main channel, so its FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas are limited and typically tied to specific low-lying drainage. Where a parcel falls inside a mapped flood zone, a licensed surveyor completes the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest-floor and grade elevations against the Base Flood Elevation, which insurers use to rate a policy and the county uses to review floodplain permits. A building documented above the flood level can use the certificate to support a Letter of Map Amendment. Survey documents for Malta are recorded through the DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder in the seat at Sycamore.
Malta lies within the broader Kishwaukee River watershed but not on the river’s main channel, so mapped flood risk is limited and generally tied to specific low-lying drainage rather than the whole village.
The certificate must reference a recognized vertical datum so the building’s measured elevations can be compared accurately to the Base Flood Elevation, which is also expressed on that datum.
Yes. A licensed Illinois land surveyor can survey the necessary elevations at a Malta parcel and complete the FEMA Elevation Certificate used for insurance, permitting, and map amendments.
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