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Township of Willistown, PA
Chester County
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A. 
No subdivision nor land development shall occur except in accordance with the terms of this Part 1. No lot, tract or parcel of land shall be subdivided and no land may be developed, and no street, alley, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or concomitant facility may be laid out, constructed, opened or dedicated for public use or travel, or for the use of occupants of buildings abutting or to abut on them, except in accordance with the provisions of this Part 1 and other applicable Township ordinances.
B. 
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to build, alter or repair any building on land in a subdivision or land development may be issued and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land development until a final subdivision or land development plan has been approved and recorded, in accordance with this Part 1, and, where required, improvements have been completed or their completion has been assured by a performance guaranty consistent with the terms of Article V of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[1] and with § 123-18A(4) of this Part 1.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501 et seq.
C. 
The scope of this Part 1 shall include all matters over which by law the Township is authorized to exercise control by enactment and enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1) 
All improvements within any tract undergoing subdivision or land development.
(2) 
The improvement of public facilities, adjacent to any tract undergoing subdivision or land development, including streets and drainage facilities which border upon any such tract.
(3) 
The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements needed to adequately serve the subdivision or land development.
[Amended 10-27-1992 by Ord. No. 2-1992]
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity causing a subdivision or land development other than upon approval finally granted in accordance with the terms hereof, or the transfer of land not in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of §§ 123-56 and 123-57 of this Part 1.