A. Utility easements not less than five feet wide shall be required on the sides and rear of all lots where necessary for poles, underground utilities, cables, wires, drainage, conduit and water mains or other utilities. Such easements shall not be located in any public street. All utility distribution facilities (including but not limited to electric, communication and cable television lines) installed in and for the purpose of supplying service to any subdivision shall be placed underground, except for equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts, or such equipment when concealed by shrubbery, landscaping or other screening.

B. Easements not less than ten feet wide shall be required for all easements that provide access, such as private streets and mid-block walkways.

C. Mid-block alleys and walkways shall be provided to provide access for emergency vehicle and/or pedestrians and bicyclists within block lengths that exceed four hundred fifty feet. Where cul-de-sacs are proposed, connecting paths for pedestrians and bicyclists shall be provided to link neighborhoods, to connect residential and commercial areas and/or to provide pedestrian/bicyclist access to parks and schools. (Ord. 2007-08 § 4 (Exh. A), 2007)