Greenbelt
See Platt Survey.
The undeveloped land North and East of Highlands Glen (which includes the defunct Savage Landfill) belongs to the city of
Roanoke. According to Emerald Homes (DavidS, Tuesday, 29 December, 2015), before Emerald Homes purchased the land,
city officials indicated the city had no plans to develop the property. This city property contains an active creek and is in a flood
zone and will remain in its unmanaged, natural state, which was its state when Roanoke annexed the property. It is and will
remain a "green belt."
FLOOD ZONE
• Is Highlands Glen in a flood zone / flood plain? Absolutely not, we don’t build in a flood plain. You do NOT need flood
insurance.” (DavidS, Tuesday, 29 December, 2015)
• Plate/Survey Note 11: According to Community / Panel No. 48121C0515G, effective April 18, 2011, of the FLOOD
INSURANCE RATE MAP for Denton County, Texas & Incorporated Areas, by graphic plotting only, this property appears to be
within Flood Zone "x" (areas of minimal flooding.) This flood statement does not imply that the property and/or structures
thereon will be free from flooding or flood damage. On rare occasions, greater floods can and will occur and flood heights
may be increased by man-man or natural causes.
• The FEMA flood map for the selected area is number 48121C0515G, effective on 04/18/2011
• FEMA: The areas of minimal flood hazard, which are the areas outside the SFHA and higher than the elevation of the 0.2-
percent-annual-chance flood, are labeled Zone C or Zone X.
• FloodSmart.gov: In moderate- to low-risk areas, the risk of being flooded is reduced but not completely removed. These
areas submit over 20% of NFIP claims and receive one-third of disaster assistance for flooding. Flood insurance isn't federally
required in moderate-to-low areas, but it is recommended for all property owners and renters. They are shown on flood maps
as zones labeled with the letters B, C or X (or a shaded X).
• FloodMaps.com; Zone C, Zone X -Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain determined to be outside the
1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes: X zones are minimal-risk areas where flood insurance is not mandatory.