[Amended 10-19-1998 by Ord. No. HR-278]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Tredyffrin Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter 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 Tredyffrin Township
Comprehensive Plan for the following purposes:
A.
To assure sites suitable for building purposes and
human habitation.
B.
To assist orderly, efficient, integrated and harmonious
development of the Township.
C.
To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets
or other proposed streets, parks or other features of the Township.
D.
To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation,
light and air and for the proper distribution of population.
E.
To ensure coordination of subdivision and land development
plans with Township, intermunicipal, county and commonwealth improvement
plans.
F.
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.
G.
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and
land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
H.
To protect the social and economic stability of the
Township and conserve the value of land and buildings in the Township.
I.
Provide for proper control of runoff and drainage,
water supply, sewage disposal and other utility services.
J.
To create conditions favorable to the health, safety
and general welfare of the citizens of Tredyffrin Township.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be minimum requirements to meet the above-stated purposes. Where
the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those
of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this
chapter shall prevail. Where the provisions of any statute, other
ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than those of
this chapter, the more restrictive provision of such statute, ordinance
or regulation shall prevail. Whenever references are made to other
statutes, ordinances or publications, the reference shall include
the latest reenactment, revision or republication.
From and after the effective date hereof, the
Board of Supervisors of Tredyffrin Township shall have the authority
to regulate subdivision and land development within the Township.
A.
The Board of Supervisors shall have jurisdiction over
the subdivision and development of land within the Township limits.
B.
Final authority for the approval or denial of approval for all preliminary and final subdivision plans shall be vested in the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Article IV, Subdivision Procedures, hereof. Final authority for approval or denial for all preliminary and final land development plans shall be vested in the Planning Commission of Tredyffrin Township, in accordance with Article V hereof, entitled "Land Development Procedures."
C.
In order to aid the Board of Supervisors in its consideration
of subdivisions and land developments, the Board of Supervisors hereby
decrees that the Planning Commission of Tredyffrin Township shall
have the responsibility and the authority to perform the following
functions:
(1)
All subdivision and land development plans upon submission
to the Zoning Officer of the Township shall be referred to the Planning
Commission for review.
(2)
The Planning Commission, after review of subdivision
plans, shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning
approval, disapproval, modification and/or conditions for approval
of such plans.
(3)
The Planning Commission, after review of land development plans, shall approve or deny approval of such plans in accordance with Article V, Land Development Procedures, hereof.
(4)
The Planning Commission shall make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors concerning the interpretation of or the
granting of modifications to provisions and standards of this chapter.
