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South Wilmington is a small village in southern Grundy County, in Braceville Township, on level ground away from the Illinois River floodplain that lines the county’s northern boundary. Broad flood exposure is uncommon, though isolated low-lying or drainage-adjacent parcels can still fall within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. A FEMA Elevation Certificate 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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South Wilmington is a small community in Braceville Township, in the southern portion of Grundy County. Because it lies away from the Illinois River corridor, mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas here are limited and generally confined to specific low ground or drainage rather than a river floodplain. For any parcel that does fall inside a FEMA flood zone, a licensed surveyor prepares the Elevation Certificate by measuring the lowest-floor and grade elevations against the Base Flood Elevation, giving insurers the basis to rate coverage and the county the data for floodplain permit review. Where a building is above the flood level, the certificate can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Records for South Wilmington are handled by the Grundy County Recorder’s Office in Morris.
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Broadly, no. South Wilmington sits away from the Illinois River in southern Grundy County, so mapped flood risk is limited to isolated low-lying or drainage-adjacent parcels.
For construction in a mapped floodplain, the certificate confirms that a building’s lowest floor meets or exceeds the required elevation, which is part of satisfying floodplain-permit compliance.
Yes. A licensed Illinois land surveyor can complete a FEMA Elevation Certificate for a South Wilmington parcel and record related documents through the Grundy County Recorder’s Office in Morris.
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