A.
Easements shall be established to accommodate the existence of drainageways.
B.
Where a tract is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel
or stream, there shall be provided an easement paralleling the line
of such watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream with a width adequate
to preserve the unimpeded flow of natural drainage in the one-hundred-year
floodplain.
C.
Easements shall be established for all on-site stormwater management
or drainage facilities (except where the single-family residential
exemption applies), including but not limited to detention facilitates
(above or below ground), infiltration facilities, all stormwater BMPs,
drainage swales, and drainage facilities (inlets, manholes, pipes,
etc.).
D.
Easements are required for all areas used for off-site stormwater
control.
E.
All easements shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide and shall encompass
the one-hundred-year surface elevation of the proposed stormwater
facility.
F.
Easements shall provide ingress to, and egress from, a public right-of-way.
In lieu of providing an easement to the public right-of-way, a note
may be added to the plan granting the municipality or their designees
access to all easements via the nearest public right-of-way able for
vehicle ingress and egress on grades of less than 10% for carrying
out inspection or maintenance activities.
G.
Where possible, easements shall be centered on side and/or rear lot
lines.
H.
Nothing shall be planted or placed within the easement which would
adversely affect the function of the easement, or conflict with any
conditions associated with such easement.
I.
All easements shall be shown on the subdivision plan, as applicable.
Applicable subdivision plans shall be recorded prior to any land development
occurring.
J.
All easement agreements shall be recorded with a reference to the
recorded easement indicated on the site plan. The format and content
of the easement agreement shall be reviewed and approved by the Municipal
Engineer and Solicitor.
