An ordinance providing for the control of the
subdivision and development of land and the approval of plats and
replats of land within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Bern, Berks County, Pennsylvania, ordained by the
Board of Supervisors of the Township of Bern under the authority of
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "The Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of the Township
of Bern."
A.
The purposes of this chapter shall be to provide uniform
standards to guide the subdivision, resubdivision and development
of land in the Township of Bern in order to promote the public health,
safety and convenience and the general welfare of the residents and
inhabitants of the Township of Bern; to guide the future growth and
development of Bern Township in accordance with the then-applicable
Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and Act 537, Sewage Facilities
Plan of Bern Township; to protect the rural, agricultural and historic
character and social and economic stability of Bern Township and to
encourage the orderly and beneficial development of Bern Township;
to preserve the natural beauty and topography of Bern Township and
to ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features:
and to provide for open spaces through efficient design and layout
of the land.
B.
This chapter shall be administered to ensure orderly
growth and development; the conservation, protection and proper use
of land; and to provide adequate provision for traffic circulation,
utilities and services.
