This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Worcester Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. To assist orderly, efficient, integrated and harmonious
development of the Township.
B. To assure sites suitable for building purposes and
human habitation.
C. To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets
or other proposed streets, parks or other features of the Township
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D. To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation,
light and air and for proper distribution of population.
E. To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development
plans to the public improvements of the Township and coordination
of intermunicipal, county and commonwealth improvement plans and programs.
F. To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and
land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
G. To regulate subdivisions and land developments within
the jurisdiction of the Township and concurrently to promote the highest
quality environment obtainable.
H. To ensure that the layout and arrangement of the subdivision
or land development plan is in conformance with the approved articles
or chapters of the Comprehensive Plan and to any regulations or maps
adopted in furtherance thereof.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be minimum requirements to meet the abovestated purposes. Where
the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those
of any statute, other ordinance or regulations, 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 provision of such statute, ordinance or regulation
shall prevail.