(A) Electric and communication facilities.
(1) Adequate easements shall be provided and dedicated on each side of all rear lot lines and on side lot lines, across lots or along front lot lines where necessary, for the installation of electric and communications facilities. Such easements shall be noted as “utility easements” on the final plat or certified survey map. Prior to approval of the final plat or certified survey map, the concurrence of the electric and communications companies serving the area as to the location and width of the utility easements shall be noted on the final plat or certified survey map.
(2) Where the electric and communications facilities are to be installed underground, the utility easements shall be graded to within six inches of final grade by the subdivider, prior to the installation of such facilities, and earth fill, piles or mounds of dirt, or construction materials shall not be stored on such easement areas.
(3) Where the electric and/or communications facilities are to be installed underground, a note shall be placed on the final plat or certified survey map sating that the final grade established by the subdivider on the utility easements shall not be altered by more than six inches by the subdivider or his or her agent, or by subsequent owners of the lots on which such utility easements are located, except with written consent of the utility or utilities involved.
(B) Gas facilities. Distribution gas mains and appurtenances, except service laterals, shall be installed in the street right-of-way, normally in the area between sidewalk and curb. However, the Plan Commission may, at the request of the utility, or where deemed necessary or desirable, require easements of adequate width for the intended purpose along lot lines or across lots for such installations, and such easements shall be noted on the final plat or certified survey map as “utility easements”.
(C) Drainage easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway channel, or stream, an adequate drainageway or easement shall be required subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator; and parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith. Where necessary, stormwater drainage shall be maintained by landscaped open channels of adequate size and grade to hydraulically accommodate maximum potential volumes of flow. These design details are subject to review and approval by the Village Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 18.08)