A. 
The applicant shall obtain and convey to the city any slope easements determined by the public works superintendent to be necessary adjacent to the proposed development site to support the street improvements in the public right-of-way or accessway or utility improvements required to be constructed by the applicant;
B. 
For subdivision and partition applications, the slope easement dedication area shall be shown to be dedicated to the city on the final subdivision or partition plat prior to approval of the plat by the city; or
C. 
For all other development applications, a slope easement dedication shall be submitted to the public works superintendent; building permits shall not be issued for the development prior to acceptance of the easement by the city.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 630), 1998)
A. 
Utility easements for water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage facilities, telephone, television cable, gas, electric lines and other public utilities shall be granted to the city.
B. 
For subdivision and partition applications, the on-site public utility easement dedication area shall be shown to be dedicated to the city on the final subdivision or partition plat prior to approval of the plat by the city.
C. 
For subdivision and partition applications which require off-site public utility easements to serve the proposed development, a utility easement shall be granted to the city prior to approval of the final plat by the city. The city may elect to exercise eminent domain and condemn necessary off-site public utility easements at the applicant's request and expense. The city council shall determine when condemnation proceedings are to be used.
D. 
For development applications other than subdivisions and partitions, and for both on-site and off-site easement areas, a utility easement shall be granted to the city; building permits shall not be issued for the development prior to acceptance of the easement by the city. The city may elect to exercise eminent domain and condemn necessary off-site public utility easements at the applicant's request and expense. The city council shall determine when condemnation proceedings are to be used.
E. 
The width of the public utility easement shall meet the requirements of the public works design standards. All subdivisions and partitions shall have a six-foot public utility easement adjacent to the street and a five-foot public utility easement adjacent to all side and rear lot lines.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 632), 1998)
A. 
Where a proposed development site is traversed by or adjacent to a watercourse, drainage way, channel or stream, the applicant shall provide a storm water easement, drainage right-of-way, or other means of preservation approved by the public works superintendent, conforming substantially with the lines of the watercourse. The public works superintendent shall determine the width of the easement, or other means of preservation, required to accommodate all existing and future storm drainage needs and access for operation and maintenance.
B. 
For subdivision and partition applications, any watercourse easement dedication area shall be shown to be dedicated to the city on the final subdivision or partition plat prior to approval of the plat by the city.
C. 
For all other development applications, any watercourse easement shall be executed on a dedication form submitted to the public works superintendent; building permits shall not be issued for the development prior to acceptance of the easement by the city.
D. 
The storm water easement shall be sized to accommodate the existing watercourse and all future improvements in the drainage basin. Water quality facilities may require additional easements.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 634), 1998)
A dedicated tract or easement will be required when access to public improvements for operation and maintenance is required, as determined by the public works superintendent. Access for maintenance vehicles shall be constructed of an all-weather driving surface capable of carrying a 50,000-pound vehicle. The width of the tract or easement shall be 15 feet in order to accommodate city maintenance vehicles. In subdivisions and partitions, the tract shall be dedicated to the city on the final plat. In any other development, an access easement shall be granted to the city and recorded prior to issuance of a building permit.
(Ord. 974 § 4 (Exh. A.2 § 636), 1998)