Township of Warwick, PA Enactment, Authority and Jurisdiction

The standards and requirements contained in this chapter shall apply as minimum standards for subdivisions and land developments located within Warwick Township. However, when the Township in Chapter 340, Zoning, Chapter 120, Construction Codes, Uniform, Chapter 277, Article II, Construction, Opening or Dedication of Public Streets, or other ordinance, code, resolution or regulation other than this chapter imposes more restrictive standards and requirements than contained herein, such other standards and requirements shall prevail. These municipal standards and requirements shall be subject to enforcement by the agency assigned such jurisdiction by said ordinance, code, resolution or regulation. Approval of a plan by the Township shall not be construed as an indication that the plan complies with the other local standards or requirements.

With the exception of Subsections C and D, below, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to and control all subdivisions and/or land developments whose plans have not been recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, prior to the effective date of these regulations.

The provisions of this chapter shall not affect an application for approval of a preliminary or final plan which is pending Board of Supervisors' action at the time of the effective date of this chapter, in which case the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the governing ordinances as they stood at the time the application for the plan was filed. Additionally, this chapter shall not affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any provision of the Warwick Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of 1979, as amended, or an act done, contract executed or liability incurred prior to the effective date of this chapter, nor shall any provision of this chapter be construed to waive the obligations imposed upon an applicant to complete a previously approved preliminary or final plan including the installation of all improvements required thereunder, in strict compliance with the requirements of any applicable predecessor regulations.

In accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended, regulations governing mobile home parks are set forth in Article VII of this chapter.

In accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended, applications for subdivisions and/or land developments located within this Township shall, upon receipt by the Township, be forwarded to the Lancaster County Planning Commission in accordance with Article V, § 285-16, for review and report. The Township shall not approve applications until the Lancaster County Planning Commission report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the Lancaster County Planning Commission.