(A) Underground utility easements. The proprietor of a residential subdivision shall make arrangements for all lines for telephone, electric, television, and other similar services distributed by wire or cable to be placed underground entirely throughout a subdivided area. The proprietor in an industrial or commercial subdivision shall make arrangements for all lines for telephone, electric, television, and other similar services distributed by wire or cable to be placed underground where they occur in the front yards of subdivision lots. In all subdivisions, these underground conduits or cables shall be placed within dedicated public ways. Overhead lines may be permitted upon written recommendation of the City Engineer and City Planning Commission and the approval of the City Council at the time of tentative approval of the preliminary plat in those areas where it is determined that overhead lines will not constitute a detriment to the health, safety, general welfare, plat design, and character of the subdivision. All facilities of this type placed in dedicated public ways shall be planned so as not to conflict with other underground utilities. All facilities of this type shall be constructed in accordance with standards of construction approved by the State Public Service Commission. Except where alleys are provided for the purpose, a private utility easement, not less than 12 feet in width, with 6 feet located on each side of the property line, shall be provided along a rear or side lot line as determined by the Planning Commission. Utility easements 6 feet in width are permissible along rear property lines, in cases where the rear property lines abut unplatted land.
(B) Drainage easements.
(1) Drainage easements shall be provided which conform substantially with the lines of any natural watercourse, drainage ditch, channel, or stream. These easements shall be of adequate width for the particular conditions of the site. The City Planning Commission may, if it considers that requirement necessary to the proper development of the subdivision and the circulation of local traffic, require that the drain, if within a public right-of-way, be filed and fully enclosed.
(2) Land within a public easement intended for surface use, or land within a private utility easement for major electrical power transmission lines, shall not be considered as satisfying a part of the minimum required lot area.
(C) Private fencing. Private fencing shall not be permitted within public drainage easements.