No person who is the owner or the agent of the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall lay out, construct, open or dedicate any street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other improvement for public use, travel or other purpose, or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, or sell, transfer or agree or enter into an agreement to sell or transfer any land in a subdivision or land development, whether by reference to or by other use of a plat of such subdivision or land development, or erect any building thereon, unless and until a final plat has been prepared in compliance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247, as amended)[1] and this chapter and with the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and has been recorded as provided in this chapter. This section shall apply to all subdivisions and/or land developments and to all zoning classifications in the Borough.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
Council shall not approve any plat unless all streets shown thereon are of a width and grade as set forth in Table I, following this chapter, and are so located as to accommodate the projected volume of traffic thereon, afford adequate light and air, facilitate fire protection and provide access of fire-fighting equipment to buildings, adequate community safety and a coordinated system of streets conforming to the Borough's plan of streets. A subdivision abutting and having its access upon a public street which does not meet the width requirements of Table I shall not be approved by Council. In the case of a subdivision for commercial, industrial and public purposes, no street giving access upon an arterial street shall be located closer than 200 feet, along the same side of such arterial street, to any driveway, public or private street in the same or another subdivision.
Council shall encourage and promote flexibility, economy and ingenuity in the layout and design of subdivisions and land developments, as well as provide authorization for the Planning Commission to alter site requirements and to encourage other practices which are in accordance with modern and evolving principles of site planning and development. Under this chapter, and when recommended by the Commission, Council shall have the authority to approve applicable changes within its jurisdiction that are otherwise restricted by this chapter.
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Where Council finds that extraordinary hardship may result from strict compliance with this chapter, it may vary the regulations so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured, provided that such variance will not have the effect of nullifying the intent, interest and purpose of this chapter or of the community development objectives set forth in the Zoning Code.
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In granting variances and modifications, Council may require such conditions as will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the standards of requirements so varied or modified. The reasons for granting the variance shall be recorded in the official record of Council.