This chapter shall be known as "The Manor Township Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of 2016."
This Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance is adopted for
the following purposes:
A.
To promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, and welfare.
B.
To promote orderly, efficient, integrated, and harmonious development
in the Township.
C.
To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development plans with the Manor Township Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 425, Zoning, and public improvements plans and to ensure coordination of intergovernmental improvement plans and programs.
D.
To accommodate the Township's "fair share" of growth within
Lancaster County by encouraging such growth to occur within the Urban
Growth/Village Growth Areas (UGA/VGA) and to encourage efficient and
dense development within the UGA/VGA.
E.
To protect sensitive and important natural features (e.g., floodplains,
wetlands, prime farmlands, unique geologic features, steep slopes,
woodlands, gamelands, wildlife habitats, etc.) from indiscriminate
development.
F.
To encourage the retention of prime agricultural lands and the continuation
of agriculture as a sound economic activity.
G.
To coordinate proposed streets and other improvements with existing
or proposed streets, parks, or other features of the Comprehensive
Plan; and to provide for adequate drainage, water supply, sewage disposal,
and other appropriate utility services.
H.
To facilitate a roadway system that can carry anticipated through-traffic
volumes, can effectively provide access to major traffic generators,
can efficiently carry local traffic between residential areas and
to and from arterial highways, and to which access is carefully controlled
to prevent conflicts between local and arterial traffic.
I.
To require sites for building purposes and human habitation to be
suitably improved for their intended use and to minimize the peril
from fire, flood, erosion, excessive noise, smoke, or other menace.
J.
To encourage the provision and preservation of adequate open spaces
for recreation, light, air and maintenance of the natural amenities
and environmental features characteristic of the Township and its
residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, and public areas.
K.
To secure equitable treatment of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
L.
To maintain the economic well-being of the Township and to prevent
unnecessary or undesirable blight, runoff and pollution.
M.
To secure the protection of water resources and drainageways.
N.
To establish provisions governing the standards by which streets
shall be designed and improved, and by which walkways, curbs, gutters,
streetlights, fire hydrants, water and sewage facilities, and other
improvements shall be installed as a condition precedent to final
approval of plans.
No land development or subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel
of land shall be made, and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer,
water main, or other improvements in connection therewith shall be
laid out, constructed, opened, or dedicated for public use or travel,
or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon,
except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
The authority for the control and regulation of subdivision and land
development within the Township shall be as follows:
(1)
The Manor Township Board of Supervisors shall be vested with the
authority to approve or disapprove all subdivision and land development
plans.
(2)
Plans for subdivision and land development shall be submitted to
the Manor Township Planning Commission for their review. The Planning
Commission will provide the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation
for plan approval, disapproval, or conditional approval. Said submission
shall take place before approval of any plans by the Township Supervisors.
If a report is not received from the Manor Township Planning Commission
within 60 days after submission, the Board of Supervisors may proceed
without the report.
(3)
Plans for subdivision and land development located within Manor Township
shall be submitted to the Lancaster County Planning Commission for
review and report. Said submission shall take place before approval
of any plans by the Township. However, if a report is not received
from the Lancaster County Planning Commission within 30 days after
submission, the Board of Supervisors may proceed without the report.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul,
or interfere with any existing ordinances or enactment, or with any
rule, regulation, or permit adopted or issued thereunder, except insofar
as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions
of this chapter, provided that where this chapter imposes greater
restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, or upon the height
and bulk of buildings, or prescribed larger open spaces than are required
by the provisions of other such ordinance, enactment, rule, regulation
or permit, then the provisions of this chapter shall control. Furthermore,
if a discrepancy exists between any regulations contained within this
chapter, that regulation which imposes the greater restriction shall
apply.
