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Union Township City Zoning Code

§ 30-22.5

Easement.

[Ord. No. 85-9, § 2204]
a. 
Utility easement shall be provided as necessary, joint utilization of easements by two or more utilities is encouraged.
b. 
To the fullest extent possible, easement shall be centered on or adjacent to rear or side lot lines.
c. 
Easements with a minimum width of 25 feet shall be provided for utilities.
d. 
Nothing shall be permitted to be placed, planted, set, or put within the area of a utility easement except lawns or suitable low ground cover.
e. 
Where a subdivision or land development is traversed by a watercourse, there shall be drainage easement or right-of-way provided to the Township conforming substantially with the line of such watercourse and of such width as will be adequate to preserve natural drainage but not less than 20 feet, or as may be required or directed by the Township and/or the Department of Environmental Protection. The owner shall properly grade and seed slopes and fence any open ditches when deemed necessary by the Township.
f. 
No right-of-way or easement for any purpose whatsoever shall be created, recited or described in any deed unless the same has been shown on the approved plan.