This chapter shall be known as the "Zelienople Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance" or as the "Subdivision Ordinance."
The requirements of this chapter are based in authority granted
to municipalities by Section 501 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501.
The purpose of this chapter, in accordance with Section 501
of the Municipalities Planning Code, is to ensure the following through
standard approval procedures and design requirements for all subdivisions
and land developments within the Borough of Zelienople:
A.
Proper design and installation of public improvements associated
with subdivisions and land developments, including but not limited
to streets and utilities.
B.
Proper arrangement of sites to ensure optimal traffic circulation,
consequently minimizing impacts on and off site.
C.
Pedestrian circulation, both on and off site, in a manner integrated
with existing neighborhoods and business districts.
D.
Implementation of the "community development objectives" through
site design and the provision of amenities installed to specified
standards, including landscaping, lighting, and parking.
This Subdivision Ordinance recognizes the following community
development objectives rooted in the Borough's adopted findings,
"the Long-Range Program for the Borough of Zelienople," August 1966,
as amended, and subsequent plans.
A.
Encourage and facilitate safe pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
B.
Facilitate the provision and maintenance of community character through
the redevelopment of existing sites in a manner commensurate with
community standards relating to site amenities and integration with
adjacent sites.
C.
Provide for the proper arrangement of future developments in a manner
contemplating future access and development and impacts on adjacent
neighborhoods.
D.
Encouraging the preservation of woodlands and hillsides.
E.
Encouraging the preservation of existing business districts and residential
neighborhoods through complementary site design standards and amenities.
A.
No subdivision or land development, nor any sanitary sewer, public
water supply, street or access drive associated therewith, shall be
recorded or constructed unless in a manner as approved by those approval
processes set forth in this chapter, unless expressly exempted herein.
B.
No transfer of property by deed shall occur unless all deed references
are concurrent with plans approved in accordance with the mandates
of this chapter or represent the transfer of lots of record.
Where provisions of another Borough ordinance or state or federal
statute differ from those provided herein, the stricter shall prevail.
