(773) 444-0445
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm CST
Licensed Illinois land surveyors delivering sealed plats of survey for closings, fences, permits and boundary questions across Joliet and Will County.
Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
Home › Services › Residential Boundary Surveys › Joliet, IL
Joliet is the seat of Will County and one of the largest cities in the collar-county belt southwest of Chicago, a place where older canal-era neighborhoods sit alongside newer subdivisions pushing outward. Because the Des Plaines, DuPage and Kankakee Rivers all converge near the city, a plat of survey here often has to reckon with waterway proximity as much as lot lines. For homeowners and builders alike, an accurate plat is the document that anchors a property to its recorded boundaries before any permit moves forward.
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.
The Pi Surveying process — clear, sealed, and ready for your closing or permit.
With a population of roughly 150,000, Joliet is the administrative center of Will County and spans the Joliet, Troy and Plainfield townships, with a small edge reaching into Kendall County. Plats and related deeds for Joliet parcels are recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds in the same city, which keeps the filing process geographically close for local property owners. Because the Des Plaines River, the Sanitary & Ship Canal and the historic I&M Canal all run through or near the city, surveys on riverfront and low-lying lots frequently intersect FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas. A plat of survey is commonly requested for fence and addition permits, boundary questions between long-established lots, and new-construction closings across the city’s expanding edges.
Most municipalities in the Joliet area ask for a current plat of survey when you apply for a fence permit so the reviewer can confirm the fence sits inside your recorded property lines and clear of easements. A licensed Illinois surveyor prepares the drawing to reflect those boundaries.
Plats and deeds affecting Joliet property are filed with the Will County Recorder of Deeds, whose office is located in Joliet as the county seat.
Joliet sits where the Des Plaines, DuPage and Kankakee Rivers meet, so parcels near those corridors can fall within FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas; a survey helps establish where a lot sits relative to those mapped zones.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for Joliet property owners and builders:
We also prepare sealed plats of survey across nearby Will 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.
Send us your property address and a licensed Illinois land surveyor will prepare a quote for your project.
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.