[Adopted 3-5-1954 by Ord. No. 1954-2]
From and after the passage of this article,
no person, partnership, association or corporation shall construct,
open or dedicate any building development, any road, street, lane
or alley, or any sewer or drainage facilities in connection therewith,
for public use or travel in the Township of Lancaster, without first
submitting plans and specifications therefor to the Township Supervisors
for their approval; and no building development, road, street, lane
or alley, nor sewer or drainage facilities in connection therewith,
shall be opened, laid or constructed except in strict accordance with
plans and specifications approved by the Township Supervisors.
Such plans, prepared in duplicate, shall show
the profiles of such building development, roads, streets, lanes or
alleys; the course, structure and capacity of any sewage or drainage
facilities; the method of drainage of the adjacent or contiguous territory
and drainage profile of the streets and a plan showing drainage of
the whole property; and the size of the lots, which shall conform
with the Zoning Ordinance of the Township.[1] All roads and streets shall be of a width of not less
than 50 feet, the cartway shall be not less than 36 feet, and all
roads and streets connecting with existing streets so as to form a
continuation or extension thereof shall be not less in width than
such existing roads and street. All roads and streets, where possible,
shall connect with existing roads and streets, or proposed roads and
streets, so as to form as nearly as possible through roads and streets
and a harmonious and systematic development of the Township. The names
of the roads and streets shall not conflict with the names of existing
roads and streets, and all roads and streets shall be designated by
the names of existing roads and streets with which they connect as
extensions thereof.
All such plans, in duplicate, shall be filed
with the Township Secretary at least 10 days prior to the regular
meeting of the Township Supervisors at which it is desired to seek
approval thereof. Before acting upon any such plans, the Township
Supervisors may, in their discretion, arrange for a public hearing,
after giving such notice as they may deem desirable in each case.
The Township Supervisors reserve the right to
alter such plans, and to specify any changes or modifications of any
kind which they may deem necessary with respect thereto, and to make
their approval of such plans subject to any such alterations, changes
or modifications. The approval of such plans shall not, however, be
capriciously or unreasonably withheld.
Any and all plans when so approved shall be
signed by the Supervisors and shall be filed in the office of the
Secretary of the Township, where the same shall be available to public
inspection.
The action of the Township Supervisors in approving
any such plans, and such plans, shall be recorded by the person applying
for such approval.
All roads and streets shown on the said plan
shall be improved in accordance with the plans and specifications
prescribed by the Township Supervisors, and as such specifications
may be changed from time to time.
All sewers, sewer laterals, and sewer connections
shall be laid on all improved streets before paving where connection
with the Township sewers is practicable and shall be required by the
Township Supervisors; and all gas and water mains and all service
connections shall be laid before the paving of the streets where water
and gas is available; and all other mains, pipes and conduits and
the like shall be installed before paving of the cartway where it
is proposed to install any such service mains in the streets.
No action by the Township Supervisors shall
be construed to require the Township to accept dedication of any road,
street, lane or alley.
Any person, copartnership or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, or both,
in the discretion of the court.
