A.
The Board of Supervisors of Towamencin Township, the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, adopted, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, as last amended,[1] regulations governing the subdivision and land development
of property within the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
B.
These regulations shall become effective five days after adoption,
and shall remain in effect until modified, amended, or rescinded by
the Board of Supervisors.
C.
All previous Township subdivision and land development regulations
and subsequent amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
The title of this chapter is "An ordinance establishing rules,
regulations and standards governing the subdivision and development
of land and the dedication of streets, utilities and other public
improvements, setting forth the procedure to be followed by the Township
Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors in applying and administering
these rules, regulations and standards, and providing penalties for
the violation thereof."
This chapter shall be and may be cited as the "Subdivision and
Land Development Ordinance of Towamencin Township."
The regulations are adopted for the following reasons:
A.
To assist in the orderly, efficient, and integrated development of
land;
B.
To provide for the coordination of existing streets and public utilities
with new facilities;
C.
To provide for efficient and orderly extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience;
E.
To promote thereby the health, safety, and general welfare of the
residents of the Township;
F.
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards for observance
by subdividers and developers, the Township Planning Commission and
the Board of Supervisors;
G.
To provide for adequate open spaces, traffic, recreation, light and
air;
H.
To encourage and promote flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the
layout and design of subdivisions and land developments, including
authority for the Board of Supervisors to alter site requirements
in order to encourage other practices which are in accordance with
modern and evolving principles of site planning and development.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter,
they shall be held to be minimum requirements for the promotion of
the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare.
When provisions of this chapter and all standards and specifications
adopted under it impose greater restrictions than those of any statute,
other ordinance or regulations, the provisions of this chapter and
its standards and specifications shall be controlling unless specified
to the contrary. The illustrations in this chapter are not a part
of the chapter, but are included for the purposes of clarification
only.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that:
A.
If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provisions of this
chapter to be invalid or ineffective in whole or in part, the effect
of such decision shall be limited to those provisions which are expressly
stated in the decision to be invalid or ineffective, and all other
provisions of this chapter shall continue to be separately and fully
effective;
B.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the application of any
provision or provisions of this chapter to any lot, building, or other
structure or tract of land, to be invalid or ineffective in whole
or in part, the effect of such decision shall be limited to the person,
property, or situation immediately involved in the controversy, and
the application of any such provision to other persons, their heirs
or assigns, property, or situations shall not be affected.
