This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in Article V, Section 501, of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501
et seq.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "The Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of the Borough
of Rosslyn Farms."
No subdivision or land development of any lot,
tract or parcel of land in the Borough shall be effected, no street,
sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer, water main or other facilities 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 said improvements and no grading of the property shall be
commenced except in strict accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
A.
Land development that involves the conversion of an
existing detached or semidetached single-family dwelling into not
more than three residential units, unless intended as a condominium,
is hereby excluded from regulations contained herein, as are additions
of accessory buildings, including farm buildings, on lots upon which
a principal structure exists, and additions or conversions of buildings
or rides within the confines of an amusement park.
B.
Newly acquired land to be included within the confines
of an amusement park as defined, is not excluded from the application
of regulations contained herein.
C.
If land development is proposed on a lot of record,
verification of which shall be supplied by the applicant, the required
procedure for the recording of plats is hereby waived.
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit
to erect alter or repair any structure or building upon land in a
subdivision shall be issued, and no building shall be erected in a
subdivision, or grading the property commenced, unless and until a
subdivision or land development plan has been approved and recorded
where required, and until the improvements therewith have either been
constructed or guaranteed as hereinafter provided.
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A.
To guide the orderly and efficient development of
the Borough of Rosslyn Farms.
B.
To promote the health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the residents of the Borough.
C.
To provide for the equitable processing of subdivision
and land development plans by establishing uniform procedures and
standards.
