Easements shall be provided as follows.
(A) Utility easements.
(1) Adequate areas of suitable size and location shall be allocated for utility easements.
(2) Such easements shall provide reasonable continuity from block to block, and shall be at least 15 feet in width. The Plan Commission may require larger easements when it deems such additional width necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(B) Drainage easements. Easements shall be provided where the Plan Commission deems them necessary to provide proper drainage for the subdivision. The easements shall be at least 15 feet in width and may coincide with utility easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by legal drain, the right-of-way for the drain shall be in accordance with State Code requirements for legal drains.
(C) Maintenance easements. Where the Plan Commission deems appropriate, easements for the maintenance of dams or adjoining property may be required.
(D) Farm tile easements. Where there are farm tiles which are to remain on property proposed for subdivision, an easement at least 20 feet in width shall be provided for protection and maintenance of the tiles. The Plan Commission may require larger easements when it deems such additional width necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(E) Farm access easements. All parcels, including agricultural property, shall have legal access meeting the minimum standards of this subchapter. In addition to the legal access, access easements at least 25 feet in width for farm machinery and other agricultural purposes may be provided. The easements shall not be permitted unless the remaining property has legal access, frontage, and width.
(G) Pedestrian ways easements. Easements for pedestrian ways shall be provided as required by § 153.087.
(Prior Code, § 152.097) (Ord. 87, passed 4-18-1988)