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• (1) Plot plan. Anticipated structures should be shown, to scale, on the plot plan as submitted for a building permit. (2) Community Mailboxes. Community Mailboxes shall be less than 44 inches high and 23 inches by 23 inches wide. Planters or decorative fixtures, to be attached to and made a part of the mailbox shall also be drawn to scale on the plot plan. (3) Permits. Permits for structures to be placed temporarily in the public right-of-way(i.e. building, sign, street cut,barricade,etc.)may also be required. (4) No liability for damage or destruction. The City of Batesville does not,by the enactment of this subsection, accept or acknowledge any liability or responsibility for damage or destruction of any structure heretofore or in the future existing in the right-of-way, regardless of age or duration of the structure, as a result of any work, including but not limited to, repairs, maintenance or expansion,in the right-of-way,performed in the past or the future. Section 15.03.03. Easements and Public riehts-of-way (a) Utility easements for poles, wires, conduits, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, gas lines, water mains and lines, and public rights of way for use as, or maintenance of, a street, crosswalk, railroad, or for similar purposes shall be provided where required by utilities or the city. Such easements shall not be less than five feet on either side of the rear lot lines and five feet on either side of the side lot lines. The specific location of easements not uniform in width and parallel to lot lines shall be shown by dimensions. The placement and dimensions for public rights of way shall be governed by the • master street plan and the determination of the classification of the street and of the resulting or necessary right-of-way. (b) No building or structure may be erected over or in an easement or public right-of-way other than a mailbox, driveway, sidewalk, pathway or alley without being subject to a fine and removal of the building or structure by the city at cost to the property owner. (c) All vehicular access easements shall be clearly indicated on the plat and properly dimensioned according to the requirements of this section. Section 15.03.04. Alleys Alleys may be allowed at the rear of as a means of providing secondary access and/or to provide off-street parking. Section 15.03.05. Lots (a) Every lot shall abut upon a public street except where private streets are explicitly approved by the planning commission. The size, shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate for the location of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated. (b) Minimum lot dimensions shall conform to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for the applicable zoning district within the city limits. Within the planning area the following minimum lot dimensions shall prevail: Width feet Depth(feet) • Single-family detached residential 60 100 Duplex. 70 100 Apartment building 4 units or less 80 100 -170 - Batesville Subdivision Regulations