Easements shall be provided for any overhead or underground utility service, including storm water drainage, cellular towers and cable lines, where required by the Planning Commission or by the Engineering Design and Construction Standards.
Where utilities are located outside street right-of-way lines, easements at least twenty (20) feet in width centered along rear or side lot lines shall be provided. A utility easement shall be provided along the rear of every lot and along such other lot lines as required to provide a continuous and usable easement area. Additional easements may be required.
Where a subdivision is traversed by an open watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a drainage easement conforming substantially with the lines of such watercourse or floodplain and including an additional area at least twenty (20) feet wide beyond the floodplain. Where a subdivision is traversed by an enclosed storm sewer or by a sanitary sewer, an easement shall be provided conforming to the Engineering Design and Construction Standards for the purposes of operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of such sewer.
(Ord. 02-176. Passed 10-28-02.)