The Elevation Certificate records the elevation of the lowest floor of a structure. This form documents a community's efforts in complying with the National Flood Insurance Program regulation which requires communities to obtain the elevation of the lowest floor "of all new and substantially improved structures within identified flood hazard areas, and (to) maintain a record of all such information."

When you may need this type of service

• When insuring a new or existing structure located with a Special Flood Hazard Area
• When attempting to remove a parcel of land from a Special Flood Hazard Area
• Prior to beginning new construction to established the required finished floor elevation