This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Millcreek
Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A.
To assist the orderly, efficient and integrated development of the
Township;
B.
To promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
residents of Millcreek Township;
C.
To secure equitable review and implementation of subdivision and
land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards;
D.
To provide for the submittal and processing of plats, including the
charging of review and inspection fees and specifications for such
plats, including certification of the accuracy of plats and provisions
for preliminary and final approval and for processing of final approval
by stages of development;
E.
To insure that the layout or arrangement of subdivisions or land
developments shall conform to the Comprehensive Plan, the Official
Map, the transportation plan, the recreation and open space plan and
to all ordinances, regulations and maps adopted in furtherance thereof;
F.
To insure that streets in and bordering a development shall be coordinated
and of such widths and grades and in such locations as may be deemed
necessary to accommodate prospective traffic and facilitate fire protection;
G.
To insure that adequate easements or rights-of-way shall be provided
for drainage and utilities;
H.
To insure that reservations by the developer of any area designed
for use as public grounds shall be of suitable size and location of
their designated uses;
I.
To insure that land which is subject to flooding, subsidence or underground
fires either shall be made safe for the purpose for which such land
is proposed to be used, or that such land shall be set aside for uses
which shall not endanger life or property or further aggravate or
increase the existing menace;
J.
To govern the standards by which streets shall be designed, graded
and improved and walkways, curbs, gutters, streetlights, fire hydrants,
water and sewer facilities and other improvements shall be installed
as a condition precedent to final approval;
K.
To promote and encourage flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the
layout and design of subdivisions and land developments;
L.
To encourage use of renewable energy systems and energy-conserving
building design;
M.
To provide for soliciting reviews and reports from adjacent municipalities
and other governmental agencies affected by a plan;
N.
To provide for administering waivers or modifications to the minimum
standards of the chapter when literal compliance with mandatory provisions
is found by the Board of Supervisors or Planning Commission, where
applicable, to be unreasonable, to cause undue hardship or when an
alternative standard can be demonstrated to provide equal or better
results;
O.
To provide for approval of a preliminary or final plat subject to
conditions acceptable to the applicant and a procedure for an applicant's
acceptance or rejection of any conditions which may be imposed;
P.
To provide standards for insuring that new developments incorporate
adequate provisions for reliable, safe and adequate water supply to
support intended uses within the capacity of available resources;
Q.
To provide in appropriate circumstances for the public dedication
of land suitable for the use intended and, upon agreement with the
applicant or developer, for construction of recreational facilities,
the payment of fees in lieu thereof, the private reservation of the
land or a combination thereof, for park or recreation purposes as
a condition precedent to final plan approval;
R.
To provide specifications for plats, including certification as to
the accuracy of plats, stormwater calculations, delineations and other
matters required to be included in a plat or application and for its
full and proper implementation;
S.
To preserve historic and conservation sites, wetlands, floodplains
and floodways, trees, landmarks and other natural and/or distinctive
resources;
T.
To ensure that new development will be coordinated with existing
development in Millcreek Township;
U.
To provide regulation for access by drives, driveways and/or proposed
local streets to public streets of Millcreek Township; and/or
V.
To provide for preservation of open space in subdivisions or land
developments where appropriate in the proposed development and/or
to promote coordination with existing developments.
