A.
These regulations shall be known and may be cited
as the "Municipality of Murrysville Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance" or as "subdivision regulations."
B.
This chapter is adopted in accordance with the authority
granted to municipalities to regulate subdivision and land development
by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968,
as amended (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.).
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate all
subdivision, resubdivision, consolidation and land development activities
in the Municipality by providing for a uniform method for the submission
of preliminary and final plats to ensure:
A.
The proper layout or arrangement of land and buildings;
B.
The proper design of streets to accommodate projected
traffic and facilitate fire protection;
C.
The provision of adequate easements or rights-of-way,
gutters, storm and sanitary drainage facilities, walkways, stormwater
management and other required public facilities; and
These subdivision regulations are made in accordance
with the community development objectives set forth in the Murrysville
Zoning Ordinance, and the policies and goals of Murrysville's Comprehensive
Plan, and are intended to achieve the following goals:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of
the following: the public health, safety and general welfare; coordinated
and practical community development; proper density of population;
civil defense; disaster evacuation; the provision of recreation, open
space and harmonious design; the provision of adequate light and air,
police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements;
and
B.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding
of land; blight; danger and congestion in travel and transportation;
and loss of health, life or property from fire, panic or other dangers.
