In order to properly provide for the efficient provision of
governmental services and to promote the purposes of good land development
design, public easements for utility installations, floodplain control,
conservation and drainage may be required by the reviewing board.
All such easements shall be of a sufficient width, in an appropriate
location and shown on plans with sufficient clarity to provide for
the purposes for which they are designed.
Basements along rear property or elsewhere for utility installation
shall be at least 25 feet wide for one utility and five additional
feet for each additional utility and be located in consultation with
the companies or governmental departments concerned and, to the fullest
extent possible, be centered on or adjacent to rear or side lot lines.
All easements shall be recorded by deed and where the development
entails filing of a plan of lots, all easements shall be dimensioned
and identified on said plan.
Where lots front or side on easements, the reviewing board shall
require the depth or width of said affected lots to be increased by
the width of the easement. Required minimum lot areas shall be exclusive
of easement areas.
Floodplain and conservation easements shall be indicated on
the preliminary and final plats and shown in such a manner that their
boundaries can be accurately determined by elevations.
The removal of trees and ground cover shall be prohibited in
a conservation easement or floodplain except for the following purposes:
the removal of dead or diseased trees; limited thinning of trees and
growth to encourage the most desirable growth; and the removal of
trees to allow for structures designed to impound water or in areas
to be flooded in the creation of ponds or lakes.
The boundary line of any easement shall be monumented at its
intersection with all existing or proposed street lines. Such easement
dedication shall be expressed on the plat and in the deed to fully
delineate the limits and purpose of the easement, as well as the grantee.
