11-3-7: EASEMENTS:
   A.   Utilities Easements:
      1.   Easements for utilities shall be provided as follows:
         a.   Where alleys are provided: Four feet (4') for aerial overhang on each side of the alley shall be provided by dedication but need not be delineated on the plat if utility lines are overhead.
         b.   Along side lot lines: Six feet (6') on each side of lot lines for distribution facilities and one foot (1') on each side of lot lines for street lighting as may be designated.
         c.   Guy and anchor easements: One foot (1') wide on each side of the lot line, and approximately thirty five feet (35') in length measured from the rear lot line, as designated, if utility lines are overhead.
         d.   Along street rights of way: Eight foot (8') wide public utility easements along all property lines adjacent to street rights of way.
      2.   For lots facing on curvilinear streets, utility easements or alleys may consist of a series of straight lines with points of deflection not less than one hundred twenty feet (120') apart. Points of deflection should always occur at the junction of side and rear lot lines on the side of the exterior angle.
   B.   Drainage Easements: Where a stream or important surface drainagecourse abuts or crosses a tract, dedication of a public drainage easement of a width sufficient to permit widening, deepening, relocating or protecting and maintaining said watercourse shall be required.
   C.   Land Within Utility Or Drainage Easements: Land within a public street or drainage easement or land within a utility easement for major power transmission (tower) lines or pipelines shall not be considered a part of the minimum required lot area, except where lots exceed one-half (1/2) acre in area. This shall not apply to land involved in utility easements for distribution or service purposes.
   D.   Vehicular Nonaccess And Landscape Easements: Except where alleys are provided, lots arranged to back up to major streets, railroads, canals or commercial or industrial districts, as required in this title, shall have a minimum depth of one hundred ten feet (110'). The rear ten feet (10') of such lots shall be recorded as a vehicular nonaccess and landscape easement. (1988 Code § 14-3-7)