(A) Layout. The preliminary plat shall show existing and proposed easements, including types of easements and easement layout and widths.
(B) Standards. The following public easements shall be dedicated on the plat:
(1) Drainage and utility easements of at least ten-feet wide centered on all lot lines shall be provided. Ten-foot wide drainage and utility easements shall be required along the plat boundary lines and street right-of-ways. All easements shall be continuous from block to block.
(2) Easements for storm sewer, sanitary sewer or water shall be at least 20 feet wide. Additional width shall be provided when more than one utility is in the same easement, or when needed to safely excavate to the depth of the utility. The easements shall have continuity of alignment from block to block. Utility easements shall be kept free of any vegetation or structures which would interfere with the free movement of utility service vehicles.
(3) Where a subdivision is traversed by a water course, drainage way, channel or stream, a drainage and/or floodage easement, based on the 100-year two-hour storm event, shall be provided and shall conform substantially to the lines of the watercourse or its flood plain. Easement width shall be determined by the Director of Engineering.
(4) Temporary construction easements may be required where installation depths are greater than 12 feet.
(`86 Code, § 10.36) (Am. Ord. 706, passed 12-2-97)