[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained
in Article V, Section 501 et seq., of Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code,[1] the Act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394) known as
the "Clean Streams Law,"[2] the Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (Act
1978-325),[3] the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 1966-537,
as amended),[4] and the United States Clean Water Act, Section 404, 33
U.S.C. § 1344, as amended.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
This chapter shall become effective upon adoption by the Borough
of New Stanton Council.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of the Borough of New Stanton."
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
No land development of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall
be effected; no grading of property shall be commenced; no street,
sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer, water main or other facilities,
utilities or improvements in connection with a land development 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
except in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
1.
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, are 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. 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.
2.
If a 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.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract or parcel
of land shall be made, no lot in a subdivision may be sold or offered
for sale, no permit to erect alter or repair any structure or building
upon land in a subdivision or land development shall be issued, or
grading of 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.
[Ord. No. 2002-196, 9/30/2002]
1.
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A.
To guide the orderly and efficient development of the Borough.
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.
D.
To encourage flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the layout and
design of subdivisions and land developments.
