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2024-04 16.12.110 Required easements. All lots will have utility easements shown on the face of the plat or in the plat restrictions. Said easements shall be of a width adequate to allow for future utility installations. 1. Drainage and Storm Water Easements. Easement for drainage channels and ways shall be of sufficient width to assure that the same may be maintained and improved. Easements for storm water shall be provided and shall be 10 feet in width and properly located to permit future installations. No storm water discharge to irrigation entity facilities shall be authorized without a permit from the irrigation entity or ditch owner. 2. Utility Installations. Utility lines, including, but not limited to electricity,water, natural gas, sewer, telephone and television cable, serving and located within the subdivision, shall be placed underground.Where topography, soil, or other conditions make underground installations impracticable, and the board, upon recommendation from the county engineer, so finds upon written evidence presented by the supplier of such utilities, may waive this requirement for underground utilities. Utility installations shall be in conformance with requirements of KCC Tit, (Utilities within the right of way). 3. Public Utilities.Where alleys are not provided, easements for public utilities shall be provided along lot lines where necessary, including any necessary access easements. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width. Where possible,the width of rear and side lot line easements shall be equally shared by abutting lots and easements shall be continuous and aligned from block to block within the subdivision and with adjoining subdivisions. 4. Irrigation Easements.Any plat which includes a lot or lots consisting, in whole or in part, of irrigated land, or un-irrigated land classified by an irrigation district as irrigable to which there is a water right, shall provide adequate irrigation easements to each such lot.Any plat proposed for land through which irrigation water flows to downstream users shall provide easements for existing ditches, channels, conveyances and structures through which such water flows and such shall be shown on the plats, maps and pelyester originals_plans. All easements and rights of way required pursuant to this subsection shall be of sufficient width for maintenance, and the plat shall contain on its face a note of access to downstream water users for the purpose of maintenance. Easements shall be labeled as "existing," herein dedicated," or"created via separate document." In the event that the first or third options are used the recording number shall be shown on the map.All easements shall also include width and purpose of easement on the face of the map. Preliminary applications for the division of land shall conform to stormwater regulations and stormwater easements shall be shown prior to final approval of the document. Any new easement necessary for Irrigation and delivery of water shall be reviewed by the Irrigation district or entity serving the site to make recommendations as to the final location and placement of new easements. It is recognized that the preference is to place new easements outside any existing right of way and the County road.Additional easement width may be required to accommodate the delivery or tail water. Existing irrigation conveyances within the County road right of way shall continue to exist under the Right to Farm Ordinance within this code.