A. 
Subdivision and land development control. It shall be unlawful for the owner or any other person, firm or corporation owning or controlling any land in the Township to subdivide any lot, tract, or parcel of land, or to lay out, construct, open or dedicate for public use or travel any street, sanitary or storm sewer drainage facility or other facility in connection therewith, for the common use of occupants of buildings located within the subdivision or land development, unless final plans of such subdivision or land development shall:
(1) 
Have been prepared and signed by and sealed by a professional engineer or land surveyor duly and currently registered in the State of Pennsylvania;
(2) 
Submitted to and approved in writing thereon by the Board of Supervisors subsequent to meeting the requirements of preliminary and finals submissions, as required, and for subdivisions;
(3) 
Recorded in the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Office.
B. 
It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors to exercise, through adoption of this chapter, the maximum lawful jurisdiction over subdivision and land development permitted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,[1] its amendments, or successors. Without limitation, in the exercise of this power, the following are subject to the regulations of this chapter:
(1) 
Any subdivision which involves the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;
(2) 
Any land development involving the improvement of one or more contiguous lots or;
(3) 
Any division or allocation of land or space for the development of separate buildings, buildings structurally joined together or separate areas within a building which will result in separate occupancy or tenancy by separated familes, individuals, businesses, corporations or other entities under a lease, rental, or other arrangement;
(4) 
Any such division of a parcel of land which involves the installation of streets and/or alleys not to be dedicated for acceptance by the Township;
(5) 
Any such division of a parcel of land in which certain parcels might not be divided immediately for purposes of transfer, sale, lease, or any other form of conveyance;
(6) 
Any realignment of two or more parcels involving a resubdivision or replatting of any existing approved plan even though such plan was recorded prior to the enactment of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to record any plan in any public office, unless the same shall bear the approval of the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Any owner, or agent of the owner, of any land located within a subdivision who sells, transfers, or agrees to sell any land referenced to, or by exhibition of, or by other use of a plan of a subdivision, before the same has been approved by the Board of Supervisors shall be subject to the penalties of Section 515 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,[1] as last amended. The Board of Supervisors may also enjoin such transfer or sale or agreement by injunction in addition to the penalties herein provided.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 515 of the Municipalities Planning Code was repealed 12-21-1988 by P.L. 1329, No. 170. See now 53 P.S. § 10515.1.
C. 
The description of such lot or parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer, or other document used in the process of selling or transferring, shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties nor from the remedies herein provided.
D. 
No use and occupancy permit shall be issued for any subdivision and/or land development until:
(1) 
The base course of the street or drive on which the premises takes access has been laid;
(2) 
All lots have been surveyed and survey markers have been emplaced; and
(3) 
All applicable fees are paid to Towamencin Township, Montgomery County and other authorities.
A. 
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint one or more qualified inspectors to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the accompanying design standards and improvement specifications.
B. 
Inspection of actual construction under any approved subdivision plan shall be the responsibility of the appointed inspector as the agent of the Township, who shall undertake reasonable measures to provide an adequate inspection of all projects.
C. 
Any action inconsistent with the provision of this chapter shall be subject to a cease-and-desist order and other appropriate measures deemed necessary by the Board of Supervisors to obtain or produce compliance with this chapter.
Any subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres (40,470 square meters), and not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempt from review pursuant to this chapter.