These requirements shall apply both inside the corporate limits and within one mile in all directions of the corporate limits.
(A) Utility easements. The subdivider shall convey easements to the city for both underground and overhead utility installation where needed. Easements shall be at least 15 feet wide and shall be centered along rear or side lot lines. Wider easements may be required if the topography along the proposed right-of-way is such that maintenance equipment cannot reasonably operate within the minimum 15 foot wide easement.
(B) Drainage easements. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a storm water easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially with the lines of the watercourses and of any further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose. Lakes, ponds, watercourses and the land immediately adjacent thereto shall be considered for maintenance by the city only if sufficient land is dedicated as a public recreation area or park, or if the area constitutes a necessary part of the drainage control system. The city reserves the right to reject any intended dedications.
(C) Public facilities. In the event that a proposed park, recreation area, school or other public or community service facility shown on any part of the officially adopted Comprehensive Plan for the city is located in whole or part within a proposed subdivision, the Planning Board and City Council shall require that the subdivider grant to the city an option to purchase the land for public use. Purchase options so granted shall be executed in favor of the city for a period of 18 months from the date of final plat approval. Options so granted must be fully exercised and consummated within 18 months of the date of final plat approval; otherwise, they shall become null and void.
(D) Pedestrian easements or walkways. Pedestrian easements or walkways shall be provided through the interior of blocks where the Planning Board determines they are needed. Pedestrian easements shall be at least ten feet wide and shall be laid out along front, side or rear property lines.
(2009 Code, § 154.63) (Ord. passed 5-1-1972) Penalty, see § 10.99