(A) All public utility easements included in the plat shall be shown as follows:
(1) By their widths and relationship to the lot or street lines;
(2) As at least 12 feet wide where the rear lines of lots are contiguous; and
(3) As at least six feet wide if a lot has no adjoining subdivisions.
(B) (1) Poorly drained land, or land within a public drainage easement intended for surface use, or land within a private utility easement for major power transmission lines, shall not be considered as satisfying more than 25% of the minimum required lot area of lots with less than 12,000 square feet in area.
(2) This shall not be construed as applicable to underground easements or utility easements for distribution purposes.
(C) (1) Lots arranged to back to thoroughfares, railroads or commercial and industrial districts, as required in § 153.36(C), shall be provided an extra depth of at least 25 feet to be recorded as a non-access private easement.
(2) Not more than 25 feet of such extra depth shall be excluded in determining the depth to width ratio division (A)(3) above.
(D) Private fencing shall not be permitted within public drainage easements for surface drainage.
(1984 Code, § 6-02-04-060) (Ord. 11, passed 8-26-1969)