Easements along rear property lines or elsewhere for utility installation may be required, but are discouraged. Such easements shall be at least 20 feet wide for one utility and five additional feet for each additional utility and be located in consultation with the companies or municipal departments concerned and, to the fullest extent possible, be centered on or adjacent to rear or side lot lines.

Flood plain 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.

The removal of trees and ground cover shall be prohibited in a conservation easement or flood plain except for the following purposes: the removal of dead or diseased trees; limited thinning of trees and growth to encourage the most desirable growth; 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, or approved conservation plan by the Soil Conservation District. In the Pinelands Area, Lakehurst, the removal of trees in easements or floodplains must be in accordance with subsection 25-27.50 of this chapter.