Hallsville Easements ordinance (§ 405.150)

A. All proposed subdivisions shall have easements as determined by the Commission to be adequate for the installation and maintenance of utility facilities, including cable television distribution systems. No trees, shrubs or structures, including fences, shall be permitted within the utility right- of-way. These provisions shall be stated in all utility dedications on the plat.

B. Where cut or fill for a street extends beyond the limits of the right-of-way, the developer shall provide a slope easement of sufficient area and limits to permit the construction and maintenance of the slope.

C. Stormwater And Water Control Easements:

1. Whenever a stream or surface drainage course is located in an area proposed for a subdivision, the developer shall provide an easement determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be adequate in area to contain facilities to take care of flooding or erosion along the stream or surface drainage course.

2. Stormwater easements and drainage rights-of-way may be required if necessary for proper drainage within and through a subdivision.

3. Stormwater control easements are required along all major creeks and significant tributaries; around and including all new wet lakes functioning as part of a stormwater control system; and for all detention areas, basins, and related structures.

4. Stormwater control easements shall include a minimum dimension of twenty (20) feet back from the bank of improved creek channels as approved or of such width back from unimproved channels as required by the Commission.

5. Access easements shall be required as necessary to provide for the upkeep of the area within designated stormwater control easements. All easements shall be shown on the final plat.