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Elevation Certificates

As a public service for unincorporated Orange County, OC Public Works maintains on file elevation certificates for new and substantially improved structures in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) going back to September 14, 1979.

OCPW files do not include elevation certificates for structures that were permitted within cities in Orange County. Please contact the City Building Department of your interest for elevation certificate information if your property is within a city.

Elevation certificates may not be on file if they were completed by the homeowner and submitted directly to FEMA.

The Elevation Certificate is an important administrative tool of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It is to be used to provide elevation information necessary to ensure compliance with community floodplain management ordinances, to determine the proper insurance premium rate, and may serve as documentation supporting a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F). The Elevation Certificate is required in order to properly rate post-FIRM buildings. The expiration date for this form is June 30, 2026.

The Elevation Certificate and guidance to completing it can be found on fema.gov

Use of this certificate does not provide a waiver of the flood insurance purchase requirement. Only a LOMA or LOMR-F from FEMA can amend the FIRM and remove the Federal mandate for a lending institution to require the purchase of flood insurance.

Get more information on elevation certificates and floodplain management from OC Infrastructure Programs.

ELEVATION CERTIFICATES FOR DOWNLOAD (PDF)

Permit NoProperty AddressDateAPN
SP93038/ RS3512000828892 Modjeska Canyon Rd., Modjeska5/18/1993105-233-16
PA940171/ NR9500243171 Old Irvine Blvd., Irvine2/23/1995104-360-27
PA950177/ NR95052713752 Jamboree Rd. Irvine1/9/1996104-351-32
RS05017628810 Modjeska Canyon Road, Modjeska3/24/2005105-233-46
GB06006628452 Markuson Road, Modjeska6/23/2006867-011-32
GB07001620741 Mountain View Road, Trabuco Canyon9/5/2006842-101-67
GB07008828822 Modjeska Canyon Road, Modjeska4/17/2007105-233-47
RS07115628641 Modjeska Canyon Road, Modjeska8/20/2007105-232-65
RS09022930116 Silverado Canyon Road, Silverado6/2/2010105-171-80
RS10004029212 Shady Brook Drive, Silverado5/6/2010105-132-18
RS12040129145 Shadybrook Avenue, Silverado, CA 926764/6/2011105-132-04
RS07056331325 Silverado Canyon Road, Silverado, CA 926762/27/2013105-191-28
RS13016020208 Rogers Drive, Orange, CA 928694/15/2013379-061-37
* RS13053220741 Mountain View Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 926785/19/2014842-101-67
* RS13053220745 Mountain View Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 926785/19/2014842-101-68


* One elevation certificate issued for both properties. Deed restriction considers both properties as one lot.