[Ord. 381, 11/14/2005, § 100]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained
in Article V, § 501 of Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code, 53 P.S.. § 10501 et seq., as amended.
[Ord. 381, 11/14/2005, § 102]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of the Borough of Thornburg."
[Ord. 381, 11/14/2005, § 103]
No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract or parcel
of land in the Borough shall be effected, no street, sanitary sewer,
stormwater sewer, water main or other facilities 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
said improvements and no grading of the property shall be commenced
except in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. 381, 11/14/2005, § 104]
1. Land development that involves the conversion of an existing detached
or semi-detached single-family dwelling into not more than three residential
units, unless intended as a condominium, is 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.
2. 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.
3. If 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. 381, 11/14/2005, § 105]
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to erect alter
or repair any structure or building upon land in a subdivision shall
be issued, and no building shall be erected in a subdivision, or grading
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. 381, 11/14/2005, § 106]
1. This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. To guide the orderly and efficient development of the Borough of
Thornburg.
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.