(A) A drainage easement shall be required where a watercourse, drainage way, channel or stream traverses or is located within a subdivision, or where a wetland or other special protection area exists. The easement shall include additional areas surrounding the watercourse, drainage way, channel, stream, wetland or special protection area of sufficient size and dimension, as determined by the Director of Public Works, to protect the public health, safety and welfare and to minimize potential damage to property and persons in the surrounding area.
(B) Easements shall be provided to protect existing drainage and utility installations that traverse or are located on any property.
(C) Drainage and utility easements will be prohibited in any front yard or portion of a front yard as that term is defined in § 156.12 of the unified development ordinance, as amended, of any property. Provided, however, that a person may seek authorization to locate a drainage or utility easement in a front yard or portion of a front yard pursuant to the provisions set forth in § 156.03.C-E of the unified development ordinance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this § 54.03(C), authorization to place a drainage or utility easement in a front yard or portion of a front yard will not be granted, in any event, where existing drainage or utility easements have previously been established pursuant to a plat of subdivision or other document, as recorded in the Office of the Kane County Recorder of Deeds.
(Ord. 2014-23, passed 6-16-14; Am. Ord. 2020-24, passed 7-6-20)