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Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
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Evanston sits directly on Lake Michigan at the northern edge of Chicago, a mature lakefront city of roughly 78,000 that blends historic housing with a busy university district. With a housing stock this old and this valuable, owners frequently order a plat of survey to pin down boundaries that were drawn generations ago. It is a routine but essential step for closings, additions, and lakefront work alike.
A plat of survey is a drawing, signed and sealed by a licensed Illinois land surveyor, that locates the corners and boundary lines of your lot and depicts the buildings, driveways, fences and recorded easements on the property. It is the document lenders, title companies and municipal permit desks rely on.
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Evanston has a population near 78,000 and is administratively distinct in Cook County because its township was abolished in 2014, leaving the city government to handle those functions directly. The community’s established neighborhoods feature deep, mature lots and older homes where additions, coach houses, and fence replacements are common, and each of those projects turns on where the recorded line actually falls. Plats recorded for Evanston parcels are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division after the 2020 consolidation of the Recorder of Deeds. Fronting Lake Michigan and drained toward the North Shore Channel under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, some Evanston parcels near the lakefront or drainage corridors can fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas that a survey helps document.
Official resources for Evanston property owners
Evanston’s older lots and high property values make precise boundaries essential. A plat of survey documents your lot dimensions and improvements so that closings, additions, and permit reviews rest on accurate lines rather than assumptions.
Evanston abolished its township in 2014, but recording is a county function. Plats for Evanston property are filed with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division regardless of township status.
Possibly. Parcels near Lake Michigan or local drainage channels may sit in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and a licensed surveyor can determine that and prepare an elevation certificate if one is required.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Evanston property owners and builders:
We also prepare sealed plats of survey across nearby Cook County communities:
Get started on your next project with Pi Surveying’s expert land surveying services. Contact us today to schedule your survey and get accurate and reliable results.
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.