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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH CODE 17.35.030Sections:17.35.010 Generally.17.35.020 Temporary easements.17.35.030 Drainage easements.Chapter 17.35DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS – EASEMENTS17.35.010 Generally.(a) Easements and rights-of-way centered on rear lot lines shall be provided for utilities and other purposes whererequired by the planning commission serving as the platting authority and shall be at least ten (10) feet wide.(b)Where topographical or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of utilities within therear lot lines, utilities shall be accommodated in the road rights-of-way or easements, or in permanent unobstructedeasements at least ten (10) feet in width provided along front lot lines. All easements and rights-ofwayshall be indicated on the plat. [Ord. No. 350, §1, 4-7-80. Code 1974 §55.45.005.]17.35.020 Temporary easements.An additional five (5) foot temporary easement, on each side of the existing easement, shall be granted for initialinstallation of utility systems when necessary. Said temporary easement shall be for a term not to exceed sixty (60)consecutive days from the date of beginning of construction unless otherwise required by the planning commissionserving as the platting authority. [Ord. No. 350, §1, 4-7-80. Code 1974 §55.45.010.]17.35.030 Drainage easements.(a) Where a subdivision is traversed by a watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream there shall be provided astorm water or drainage easement or right-of-way conforming substantially with the exterior boundaries ofsuch watercourse, drainageway, channel or stream, and which may be of such additional width or construction,or both, as will be adequate as determined by the borough or city engineer. Wherever possible it is desirablethat the drainage be maintained by an open channel with landscaped banks and adequate width for maximumpotential volume of flow.(b)(c)(d)Where topography or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of drainage facilitieswithin road rights-of-way, perpetual unobstructed easements at least fifteen (15) feet in width for such drainagefacilities shall be provided across property outside the road right-of-way lines and with satisfactory accessto the road. All easements shall be indicated on the plat. Drainage easements shall be carried from any road toa natural watercourse or to other drainage facilities.When a proposed drainage system will carry water across private land outside the subdivision, appropriatedrainage easements or other rights must be secured by the subdivider and indicated on the application.Low-lying lands along watercourses subject to flooding or overflowing during storm periods, whether or notincluded in areas designated for dedication, shall be preserved and retained in their natural state as drainageways.[Ord. No. 350, §1, 4-7-80. Code 1974 §55.45.015.]17-35