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DeKalb is the largest city in DeKalb County and a regional center for education, industry and expanding commercial development, all of which start with an understanding of the ground. A topographic survey maps the elevations, contours and site features an engineer needs to design a building, site or grading plan. On a busy campus-town parcel, that data keeps stormwater and grades working as intended.
A topographic survey maps the elevations, contours and natural and man-made features of a site — grades, structures, utilities, trees and drainage — giving architects and engineers the data they need to design accurately and secure permits.
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With roughly 40,000 residents, DeKalb is the county’s largest city, situated in DeKalb Township within DeKalb County; the county seat is neighboring Sycamore. The area is drained principally by the Kishwaukee River, including the South Branch through DeKalb, and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas run along the mainstem and its branches. Plats, easements and deeds for a DeKalb property are recorded with the DeKalb County Recorder / Clerk & Recorder in Sycamore. For commercial or industrial development near the river, a topographic survey capturing contours, utilities, structures and drainage gives designers the elevation control they need to grade the site and route runoff for permit review.
New commercial, industrial and residential construction, additions and site-design work in DeKalb usually need one so engineers can plan grading, utilities and stormwater against real elevations.
The South Branch of the Kishwaukee runs through DeKalb with mapped flood hazard areas along it, so topographic and drainage detail is important for sites near those corridors.
It is the DeKalb County Recorder / Clerk & Recorder in Sycamore, the county seat.
Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for DeKalb property owners and builders:
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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.