Easements on adjoining properties shall connect as deemed necessary.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 4.600)
(A) Utility easements. Where topography or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of utilities or drainage facilities within the street right-of-way, perpetual unobstructed utility and drainage easements at least 20 feet in width for poles, wires, conduits, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, gas mains, water mains or other utilities shall be provided across property outside the street right-of-way lines and with satisfactory access to the street. The Planning Commission may require an easement to be centered along all rear lot lines; as well as along side lot lines where it is deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 4.601)
(B) Floodway and drainage easement.
(1) If a stream flows through or is adjacent to the proposed subdivision, the plat plan shall provide for an easement for a floodway at least 75 feet measured on each side from the thread of the watercourse or to the limits of the floodplain, whichever is greater. The floodway easement shall provide for future improvements of the stream channel as adjacent areas become more developed and runoff rates increase.
(2) After approval of the final plat by the Planning Commission, the area of any drainage easement which is shown on the final plat shall not be altered or used for any purpose that would impede the flow of water over the easement.
(3) All final record plats, whether major subdivision, minor subdivision, division of land or retracement plats, shall contain a plat note that requires proper sizing, determined by the County Road Department Supervisor or an engineer designated by him or her for installation of any required entrance piping, so as not to impede or alter any existing or generated water flow. In addition, all final record plats of major subdivisions shall contain a typical entrance detail applicable to all lots.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 4.602; Am. Ord. passed 8-10-1999)
(C) Easements for pedestrian access. The Planning Commission may require, in order to facilitate pedestrian access from streets to schools, parks, playgrounds or other nearby streets, a perpetual unobstructed easement of at least 20 feet in width.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 4.603)
(D) Scenic easements. The Planning Commission may require, as a prerequisite to plat approval, for the applicant to provide scenic easements which are shown on the plat. The easements shall be drawn in such a manner to protect the character of the natural environment of the land to be subdivided and may include trees, general vegetation, watercourses and bodies, sinkholes, rock formations and topography.
(Ord. passed 2- -1985, § 4.604)