[Ord. No. 1620 §1, 9-25-2006]
A.
If the
utility easement is adjacent to a public street, the developer shall
provide utility easements that are a minimum of ten (10) feet in width
along both sides of the street.
B.
If a
utility easement is not next to a public street, the developer shall
provide an easement that is a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide for
utility construction, service and maintenance. The City of Hermann
may require greater width dimensions along or across lots if engineering
design or special conditions make it necessary.
C.
If a
utility easement is located parallel to side and rear yard property
lines, then the developer shall provide an easement that is a minimum
of twenty (20) feet wide, ten (10) feet being established on either
side of the property line. When the developer does not own the adjoining
property, then a minimum of a twenty (20) foot easement will be required
on the developer's side of the property that is being developed.
D.
The developer
shall construct all new utilities within designated easements or platted
street right-of-ways.
E.
The developer
shall not place any parking lot, foundation, slab or other permanent
improvement within any dedicated public easement without written authorization
from the City of Hermann. No building or substantial structure may
be located any closer than ten (10) feet from the nearest edge of
the easement line.
F.
The developer
shall provide a public or private drainage easement along all natural
and manmade drainage channels and floodways that drain two (2) or
more lots or tracts of land according to the following criteria:
1.
Natural drainage channels. The developer shall provide public
or private storm drainage easements along existing or proposed open
drainage channels with sufficient width for the watercourse to handle
the flow from the frequency storm required herein, plus a minimum
of twenty (20) feet on each side, for ingress and egress of maintenance
equipment, for clearance from fences, for maintenance of the channel
bank and for adequate slopes along the bank.
2.
Enclosed drainage systems. Where a developer provides an
enclosed drainage system that is not within or next to a public street,
the developer shall provide public or private storm drainage easements
of twenty (20) foot or wider and centered on the system. The developer
shall provide for easements wide enough to encompass the system and
provide ingress and egress for future maintenance operations.
