Flooding Information Flooding Main Page 100-Year Flood Defined Agency Links Building in the Floodplain/Floodway Community Rating System (CRS) Elevation Certificates Flood Insurance Flood Safety Flood Services Floodplain Map Floodproofing Natural Benefits of Floodplain Real-time Flood Stage Information Resident Involvement Village's Commitment to Floodplain Protection Recognized

Flooding

Village’s Commitment to Floodplain Protection Recognized

As of October 1, 2003, the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System has designated the Village of Lincolnshire as a Class 5 Community for the Village’s continuing commitment to protect the floodplain and minimize flooding. Only four other communities in Illinois have achieved this high classification: Village of South Holland, Village of Orland Hills, City of Wooddale, and Peoria County. No Illinois community is a Class 4 or higher.

The Village of Lincolnshire has been a member of the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System since 1992. The CRS program is a voluntary auditing program that is used to assure our residents that the Village meets or exceeds the requirements of the NFIP. The CRS measures the Village’s activities relating to the floodplain and rewards communities which have strong floodplain ordinances and who take a proactive stance against flooding. The CRS assigns credits to a variety of activities taken to ensure that appropriate floodplain management measures are implemented. The credits are totaled and put into classifications with 'Class 10' being the lowest classification and 'Class 1' being the highest. The Village first achieved a Class 9 rating upon initiation. Since 1999, the Village has been a Class 7 community.

Property owners who purchase flood insurance for structures located inside the floodplain are now eligible to receive a 25 percent discount on their flood insurance premiums under the Village’s Class 5 rating. This discount is typically built into the rates quoted by insurance agents. Structures located outside of the floodplain receive a 10 percent discount on premiums. Preferred Risk Policies do not receive discounts.

As of July 31, 2010, the Village of Lincolnshire has 111 Policies in-force with a total insurance in-force of $31,969,300. The total of all premiums is $108,318. (Source: FEMA)

For more information on the CRS program, visit http://www.fema.gov/nfip/crs.shtm, or contact Jennifer Hughes, Director of Public Works, Village Engineer, and CRS Coordinator, at 847.913.2362.