(A) Utility location and easements required. At locations within the subdivision where utilities and drainage facilities are not to be constructed within public rights-of-way, the subdivider shall make provision for easements for such installations. Preliminary plats shall be submitted to the electric, gas and telephone companies for their input regarding utility easements.
(1999 Code, § 34-5-37)
(B) Utility easements. Utility easements, not less than 20 feet wide for sanitary sewers and water mains and not less than 15 feet wide for gas, electric, telephone and cable television, shall be provided where necessary. Normally, in the case of abutting lots, an equal amount should be taken from each lot. Property owners may (at their own risk) plant shrubbery or hedges or install fences on the easement areas. Utilities (private and public), however, in order to have access for repair shall have the election to destroy said improvements and restore the area only by grading and seeding, or to have alternate access through the owner’s property.
(1999 Code, § 34-5-38)
(C) Drainage easements. Adequate easements for storm water drainage shall be established along any natural drainage channel and in such other locations as may be necessary to provide satisfactory disposal of storm water from streets, alleys and all other portions of the subdivision. The location and minimum widths of such easements shall be approved by the City Engineer.
(1999 Code, § 34-5-39)
(D) Maintenance easements. Maintenance easements of not less than five feet in width shall be provided along all rear and side lot lines.
(1999 Code, § 34-5-40)