A. Utility Easements: Easements for the installation, operation, and maintenance of utilities shall be provided as follows:
1. Along all boundary lines of the subdivision having a width of not less than ten feet (10').
2. Along all back lot lines having a width of not less than ten feet (10').
3. Along side and front lot lines where required. Easements for water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer lines shall have a minimum width of ten feet (10'). Easements for electrical, street lighting, telephone, cable television and gas shall have a minimum width of five feet (5').
4. On abutting lots, side lot line easements shall be provided on each side of the lot line, five feet (5') typical, or ten feet (10') each side if a side lot water main, sanitary, or storm sewer installation is proposed.
5. Utility easements shall be laid out so as to provide continuity from ROW to ROW. All rear yard utility easements shall be a total of thirty feet (30'), fifteen feet (15') on each adjoining lot, and accessible to a public ROW, or twenty feet (20') if perimeter of subdivision.
6. On wooded sites, utility easements shall be located and be of sufficient width so as to minimize environmental damage.
7. Utility easements and any easement provisions to be incorporated into the final plat or in the deed documents shall be reviewed and approved by the utility companies responsible to furnish the proposed services. Also, the wording of the utility easement certificate on the final plat shall be approved by the village administrator and the village engineer.
8. Along front lot lines, utility easements typical of not less than ten feet (10') shall be provided on each lot, or fifteen feet (15') if sanitary and water outside ROW.
B. Drainage And Stormwater Management Easements:
1. Drainage easements shall be provided at the side and rear of all lots to accommodate drainage from each lot. The width of drainage easements shall be not less than ten feet (10') wide along each rear lot line (totaling 20 feet) and five feet (5') along each side lot line, except where a wider easement is required to contain a stormwater overflow route plus five feet (5') horizontal each side.
2. Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainage way, channel or stream, or other body of water, appropriate dedications or easements, with adequate width to accommodate, observed, computed, or anticipated stormwater drainage through and from the subdivision, shall be made. The width of the easement or dedication shall be dependent on the area of land drained by the watercourse and shall allow access for construction and maintenance equipment. In general the easement shall conform substantially with the lines of the watercourse and shall include the floodplain, where applicable, plus an additional area not less than twenty feet (20') wide adjoining both edges of the floodplain.
3. All permanent stormwater management facilities for a subdivision shall be protected by easements or dedications for drainage and shall permit ingress and egress for maintenance. All side lot lines shall have a minimum ten foot (10') easement centered on the lot line. All lot lines adjacent to nonsubdivided lands shall have a twenty foot (20') easement for drainage.
4. No construction of structures, dams, embankments or channels (except as indicated on the improvement plans) and no planting of trees, shrubbery or other vegetation, which hinder the flow of water or otherwise inhibit the intended purposes, shall be allowed within any drainage or stormwater management facility easement. In the event the area within such easements is obstructed, reshaped, regraded or restricted for uses other than as intended or as shown on the improvement plans, the village will cause to have any alterations corrected at the expense of the party or parties causing said obstruction, restriction, regrading or alteration.
5. Where possible, drainage easements shall be separate and distinct from utility easements.
6. Drainage and stormwater management easements shall be adequately maintained so as to provide for removal of accumulation of vegetation, silt, debris or other material which may interfere with the flow characteristics of drainageways or the essential features of retention or detention facilities.
C. Landscaping And Conservation Easements:
1. A screen planting easement may be required between residential and commercial or industrial lots, or along lot lines to discourage the undesirable development of residential lots fronting on traffic arteries. If such easement is to be used for public utilities, the easement shall be of sufficient width (25 feet minimum) to accommodate appropriate screen planting without interfering with utility service or maintenance.
2. Easements will be required to protect special management areas designated for the preservation of site flora as referenced in the county's stormwater ordinance requirements and open space protection.
3. The village requires setback along street frontages; refer to zoning ordinance for requirements.
D. Temporary Turnaround Easements: Temporary easements, as shown on detail 35, section 11-19-1, "Appendix A; Standard Drawings", of this title, shall be provided for construction of temporary turnarounds on streets which are designed to have a temporary terminus and are to be extended in the future. When the street is extended, said temporary easements shall be considered voided and released for other uses and purposes.
E. Pedestrianway Easements: Easements or dedications shall be provided for pedestrianways where deemed appropriate by the village board. Pedestrianway easements shall be maintained to permit their continued use.
F. Line Of Sight Easements At Intersections: At all intersections, line of sight easements shall be established to protect clear sight distance not to exceed three feet (3') above centerline grade within the triangular area formed at the intersection of any street right of way lines by a straight line drawn between said right of way lines at a distance along each line as shown in detail 9, section 11-19-1 of this title, from their point of intersection. No obstructions will be permitted within said easement which exceeds three feet (3') above centerline grade. (Ord. 2015-02-05, 2-5-2015)