After the effective date of this chapter, no subdivision or land development or any lot, 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.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a subdivision recorded prior to the effective date of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to and control all other land subdivisions within Kenhorst Borough, except as provided for in §§ 410-6 and 410-7.
Any replatting or resubdivision of land, including a change of a recorded plan, shall be considered a new subdivision and shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
If an application for approval of a plan, whether preliminary or final, is pending approval or disapproval at the time of the effective date of this chapter, no provision of this chapter shall affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant, and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the governing ordinances as they stood at the time the application was filed.
A. 
When a subdivider has had an application for approval of a preliminary or final plan approved prior to the effective date of this chapter, no provision in this chapter shall be applied to affect adversely the right of the subdivider to commence and complete any aspect of the approved preliminary or final plan in accordance with the terms of such approval within five years from the date of such approval. When approval of a final plan has been preceded by approval of a preliminary plan, the five-year period shall be counted from the date of preliminary approval. If there is any doubt as to the terms of approval, the terms shall be construed in light of the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time when approval was given.
B. 
A preliminary or final plan approved before the effective date of this chapter which is not recorded within five years after the date of approval of the application for review of the preliminary plan (or if a final plan was approved without the prior approval of a preliminary plan, within five years after the effective date of approval of the final plan) shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter.