Easement Requirements FAQ

Blanket Easement Requirements:

Defined Easement Requirements(URD):

Recorded Plat
Joint Trench Partners need to have layouts completed and uploaded
Cable and telco should follow trench
Standard Easement for URD is 14’ U.E in front or rear of lot (CNP and JT Partner facilities only)
Side lots for URD is 10’ UE. (Can be split 5’x5’ between lots. Not always applicable depending on adjacent land (i.e. detention reserve))

Defined Easement Requirements (OVH):

Recorded Plat (if running through subdivision)
Metes and Bounds if outside subdivision (i.e. Commercial Tract)
Standard OVH Perimeter Easement is 10’U.E x 21’ ½ A.E.
Back to Back (Split between lots or property) 10’U.E. x 30’ A.E.
Need an 30’ “All Weather Access” road when OVH is installed in reserves and/or when we have limited access to overhead poles

Staking Requirement:

Proper Monumentation (i.e. Road ROW control points, lots pinned and lathed with legible lot corners where OVH will be located)
Ground to proper elevation grade
If SROW is staking under a SFB , then a preliminary / unrecorded plat of the section should be provided as well as monumentation indicating the proposed lots/ roads, etc.

Recorded plat
Joint Trench Partners need to have layouts completed and posted
Cable and telco should follow trench
For Rear lot construction a standard 14’ UE is required
For Front lot construction:
- Electric and Gas Only – 5’ x 5’ Split with additional 3’ x 9’ around facilities
- All Joint Trench Partners – 8’ X 8’ split
If wets are on property and not in private drive, we need a 16’ UE all on the property
Facilities cannot be placed in reserves described as drainage and/or detention
Access easements required for facilities located in the rear of the lot.
- 3’ access for pedestals
- 5’ access for transformers