60.1.1.
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as "The Municipality
of Bethel Park Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 5-8-89F]
60.2.1.
This ordinance has been prepared in accordance with the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., Act.
247 of 1968, as amended) and the Municipality of Bethel Park Long
Range Development Plan for the following purposes:
1.
To assure sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
2.
To assist orderly, efficient, integrated, and harmonious development
of the Municipality.
3.
To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets or other proposes
streets, parts, or other features of the Municipality.
4.
To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light, and
air and for the proper distribution of population.
5.
To ensure coordination of subdivision and land development plans
with Municipality, intermunicipal, county, and commonwealth improvement
plans.
6.
To prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere, and to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment, consistent with the mandates of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Article I, Section 27 (the Environmental Amendment), of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
7.
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
8.
To protect the social and economic stability of the Municipality
and conserve the value of land and buildings in the Municipality.
9.
To create conditions favorable to the health, safety, and general
welfare of the citizens of the Municipality of Bethel Park.
60.3.1.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements
to meet the above stated purposes. Where the provisions of this ordinance
impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance,
or regulation, the provisions of this ordinance shall prevail. Where
the provisions of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation impose
greater restrictions than those of this ordinance, the provision of
such statute, ordinance, or regulation shall prevail.
60.4.1.
The provisions of this ordinance shall be severable, and if any of
its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance. It is hereby declared as a legislative
intent that this ordinance would have been adopted had such unconstitutional,
illegal, or invalid provision not been included herein.
60.5.1.
From and after the effective date hereof, the Municipal Council shall
have the authority to regulate all new subdivision and land development
within the Municipality according to this ordinance. Applications
for subdivision and land development submitted prior to the effective
date of this ordinance shall be processed under the provisions of
Ordinance No. 7-18-72A. The new provisions of this ordinance may be
applied to such applications upon request of the applicant.
60.6.1.
The Municipal Council shall have the jurisdiction of subdivision
and land development within the municipal limits. In order to aid
the Municipal Council in its consideration of subdivisions and land
developments, the Municipal Council hereby decrees that the Planning
Commission of Bethel Park shall serve the following functions:
1.
All plans, upon submission to the duly authorized representative
of the Municipality shall be referred to the Planning Commission for
review.
2.
The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the Municipal
Council concerning approval, disapproval, modification, and/or conditions
for approval of minor subdivisions and minor land developments and
shall approve, disapprove, and conditionally approve minor subdivisions
and minor land developments.
[Amended 5-8-1989 by Ord. No. 5-8-89F]
3.
The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the Municipal
Council concerning the interpretation of the granting of modifications
to provisions and standards of this ordinance.
