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Township of Cheltenham, PA
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2023-04-26
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 260 Subdivision and Land Development
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Administration of Government
Ch 9
Advisory Boards and Committees
Ch 12
Business Improvement Districts
Ch 16
Consortium of Communities
Ch 22
Fire Department
Ch 26
Human Relations Commission
Ch 40
Pensions
Ch 44
Personnel
Ch 48
Police Department
Ch 52
Purchasing
Ch 58
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 62
Task Forces
Ch 66
Trusts and Agreements
Ch 71
Wards
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 78
Advertising Materials
Ch 82
Air Pollution
Ch 86
Alarms
Ch 90
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 94
Amusements and Amusement Devices
Ch 98
Animals
Ch 105
Boxing
Ch 110
Building Construction
Ch 114
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 120
Claims
Ch 135
Electrical Registration
Ch 139
Explosives
Ch 143
Firearms
Ch 147
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 151
Fire Prevention
Ch 154
Food-Handling Establishments
Ch 158
Garage Sales
Ch 161
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 162
Single-Use Plastic Bags
Ch 165
Housing Rehabilitation Program
Ch 167
(Reserved)
Ch 179
Massage Establishments
Ch 188
Nuisances
Ch 193
Parades and Demonstrations
Ch 194
Fireworks
Ch 197
Parking Lots
Ch 201
Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 205
Peace and Good Order
Ch 209
Plumbing Standards
Ch 210
Wastewater Control
Ch 211
Sump Pump and Groundwater Standards
Ch 213
Precious Metals and Gems
Ch 215
Property Maintenance
Ch 217
Property, Sale of
Ch 221
Quarries
Ch 226
(Reserved)
Ch 227
Rental Licensing and Inspection
Ch 228
Records
Ch 231
School Property
Ch 234
Security of Buildings
Ch 238
Sewers
Ch 240
Sexually Oriented Businesses
Ch 242
(Reserved)
Ch 246
Smoking
Ch 251
Peddling, Soliciting and Transient Sales
Ch 253
(Reserved)
Ch 255
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 260
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 260 Art I
General Provisions
§ 260-1
Title.
§ 260-2
Authority.
§ 260-3
Contents.
§ 260-4
Purposes.
§ 260-5
Interpretation.
§ 260-6
Jurisdiction.
§ 260-7
Waiver of requirements.
Ch 260 Art II
Terminology
§ 260-8
Word usage.
§ 260-9
Definitions.
§ 260-10
Abbreviations.
Ch 260 Art III
Plan Filing, Processing, and Review
§ 260-11
Applicability.
§ 260-12
Types of plans.
§ 260-13
Sketch plan requirements.
§ 260-14
Sketch plan review procedure.
§ 260-15
Preliminary plan requirements.
§ 260-16
Preliminary plan submittal and review procedure.
§ 260-17
Final plan requirements.
§ 260-18
Final plan submittal and review procedure.
§ 260-19
Recording the final plan.
§ 260-20
Minor plan submittal requirements and review procedure.
§ 260-21
De minimis improvement process.
§ 260-22
Other approvals.
§ 260-23
Development disclosure.
§ 260-24
Waiver requests.
Ch 260 Art IV
Design Standards
§ 260-25
General standards.
§ 260-26
Conformance with plans.
§ 260-27
Site organization.
§ 260-28
(Reserved)
§ 260-29
Lots.
§ 260-30
Community facilities.
§ 260-31
Open space.
§ 260-32
(Reserved)
§ 260-33
(Reserved)
§ 260-34
Preservation and protection of existing vegetation.
§ 260-35
Wetland protection.
§ 260-36
Riparian corridor management.
§ 260-37
Topsoil protection and grading.
§ 260-38
Erosion and sediment control.
§ 260-39
Preservation of existing structures and historic features.
§ 260-40
Sidewalks and verges.
§ 260-41
Crosswalks.
§ 260-42
Trails and pathways.
§ 260-43
Bicycle routes and lanes.
§ 260-44
Water supply.
§ 260-45
Wastewater disposal.
§ 260-46
Solid waste management.
§ 260-47
Stormwater management and drainage.
§ 260-48
Street trees.
§ 260-49
Landscape and screening buffers.
§ 260-50
Parking greening and landscaping standards.
§ 260-51
New and existing streets design standards.
§ 260-52
Private streets.
§ 260-53
Street classifications.
§ 260-54
Street alignment.
§ 260-55
Street intersection design.
§ 260-56
Single-access street standards.
§ 260-57
Driveway access.
§ 260-58
Bridges and culverts.
§ 260-59
Parking and related internal driveways.
§ 260-60
Curbing.
§ 260-61
Tree canopy planting requirements for nonresidential uses.
§ 260-62
Stormwater management areas plantings.
§ 260-63
General landscape design criteria.
Ch 260 Art V
Mobile Home Park Standards
§ 260-64
General applicability.
§ 260-65
Site design.
§ 260-66
Common open space.
§ 260-67
Common elements.
§ 260-68
Utilities.
§ 260-69
Permits, licenses, fees and inspections.
§ 260-70
Additional requirements.
Ch 260 Art VI
Engineering and Construction Standards
§ 260-71
Purpose and contents.
§ 260-72
Asphalt roadway improvements.
§ 260-73
Concrete sidewalk improvements.
§ 260-74
Crosswalk improvements.
§ 260-75
Pathways and trails.
§ 260-76
Bicycle parking facilities.
§ 260-77
Driveways.
§ 260-78
Curb construction.
§ 260-79
Stormwater management and drainage.
§ 260-80
Utility locations, easements, and rights-of-way.
§ 260-81
Domestic wastewater facilities.
§ 260-82
Water supply.
§ 260-83
Bridges and culverts.
§ 260-84
Survey monuments.
§ 260-85
Emergency accessways.
§ 260-86
Outdoor lighting.
§ 260-87
Street names.
§ 260-88
Plant materials specifications.
§ 260-89
Solid waste storage facilities.
Ch 260 Art VII
Improvements Construction Standards
§ 260-90
Applicability.
§ 260-91
Completion or guarantee of required improvements.
§ 260-92
Financial security.
§ 260-93
Release of financial security.
§ 260-94
Inspection of work and materials.
§ 260-95
Off-site improvements.
§ 260-96
Conditions of acceptance.
§ 260-97
Guarantee of completed improvements.
§ 260-98
Private maintenance of improvements.
§ 260-99
Required contracts.
Ch 260 Art VIII
Special Studies and Reports
§ 260-100
Applicability.
§ 260-101
Transportation impact study.
§ 260-102
Stormwater management reports and hydrologic calculations.
§ 260-103
(Reserved)
§ 260-104
Historic and cultural resources.
Ch 260 Art IX
Administration, Fees and Enforcement
§ 260-105
General administration.
§ 260-106
Records.
§ 260-107
Fees and costs.
§ 260-108
Enforcement.
Ch 260 Art X
Amendments, Validity, and Repealer
§ 260-109
Amendment procedure.
§ 260-110
Referral to Planning Commission.
§ 260-111
Severability.
§ 260-112
Repealer.
Ch 264
Swimming Pools
Ch 270
Taxation
Ch 271
(Reserved)
Ch 273
Tobacco Sales
Ch 276
Transportation Development District
Ch 280
Trees
Ch 283
Vacant Building Registry and Regulations
Ch 285
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 290
Watershed Stormwater Management
Ch 291
Watershed Stormwater Management for Wissahickon Creek Watershed
Ch 292
Stormwater Management Ordinance and Fee Structure
Ch 295
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A300
Fees
Ch A301
Cable Television Franchise
Ch A302
Cable Television Rate Regulations
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 260
Subdivision and Land Development
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Cheltenham
2-19-2020
by
Ord. No. 2399-20
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A, List of Approved Plants
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 260, Subdivision and Land Development, adopted 3-19-1974 by Ord. No. 1317, as amended.
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 260-1
Title.
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§ 260-2
Authority.
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§ 260-3
Contents.
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§ 260-4
Purposes.
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§ 260-5
Interpretation.
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§ 260-6
Jurisdiction.
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§ 260-7
Waiver of requirements.
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Article II
Terminology
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§ 260-8
Word usage.
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§ 260-9
Definitions.
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§ 260-10
Abbreviations.
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Article III
Plan Filing, Processing, and Review
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§ 260-11
Applicability.
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§ 260-12
Types of plans.
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§ 260-13
Sketch plan requirements.
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§ 260-14
Sketch plan review procedure.
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§ 260-15
Preliminary plan requirements.
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§ 260-16
Preliminary plan submittal and review procedure.
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§ 260-17
Final plan requirements.
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§ 260-18
Final plan submittal and review procedure.
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§ 260-19
Recording the final plan.
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§ 260-20
Minor plan submittal requirements and review procedure.
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§ 260-21
De minimis improvement process.
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§ 260-22
Other approvals.
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§ 260-23
Development disclosure.
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§ 260-24
Waiver requests.
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Article IV
Design Standards
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§ 260-25
General standards.
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§ 260-26
Conformance with plans.
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§ 260-27
Site organization.
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§ 260-28
(Reserved)
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§ 260-29
Lots.
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§ 260-30
Community facilities.
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§ 260-31
Open space.
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§ 260-32
(Reserved)
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§ 260-33
(Reserved)
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§ 260-34
Preservation and protection of existing vegetation.
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§ 260-35
Wetland protection.
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§ 260-36
Riparian corridor management.
chevron_right
§ 260-37
Topsoil protection and grading.
chevron_right
§ 260-38
Erosion and sediment control.
chevron_right
§ 260-39
Preservation of existing structures and historic features.
chevron_right
§ 260-40
Sidewalks and verges.
chevron_right
§ 260-41
Crosswalks.
chevron_right
§ 260-42
Trails and pathways.
chevron_right
§ 260-43
Bicycle routes and lanes.
chevron_right
§ 260-44
Water supply.
chevron_right
§ 260-45
Wastewater disposal.
chevron_right
§ 260-46
Solid waste management.
chevron_right
§ 260-47
Stormwater management and drainage.
chevron_right
§ 260-48
Street trees.
chevron_right
§ 260-49
Landscape and screening buffers.
chevron_right
§ 260-50
Parking greening and landscaping standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-51
New and existing streets design standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-52
Private streets.
chevron_right
§ 260-53
Street classifications.
chevron_right
§ 260-54
Street alignment.
chevron_right
§ 260-55
Street intersection design.
chevron_right
§ 260-56
Single-access street standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-57
Driveway access.
chevron_right
§ 260-58
Bridges and culverts.
chevron_right
§ 260-59
Parking and related internal driveways.
chevron_right
§ 260-60
Curbing.
chevron_right
§ 260-61
Tree canopy planting requirements for nonresidential uses.
chevron_right
§ 260-62
Stormwater management areas plantings.
chevron_right
§ 260-63
General landscape design criteria.
chevron_right
Article V
Mobile Home Park Standards
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§ 260-64
General applicability.
chevron_right
§ 260-65
Site design.
chevron_right
§ 260-66
Common open space.
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§ 260-67
Common elements.
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§ 260-68
Utilities.
chevron_right
§ 260-69
Permits, licenses, fees and inspections.
chevron_right
§ 260-70
Additional requirements.
chevron_right
Article VI
Engineering and Construction Standards
chevron_right
§ 260-71
Purpose and contents.
chevron_right
§ 260-72
Asphalt roadway improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-73
Concrete sidewalk improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-74
Crosswalk improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-75
Pathways and trails.
chevron_right
§ 260-76
Bicycle parking facilities.
chevron_right
§ 260-77
Driveways.
chevron_right
§ 260-78
Curb construction.
chevron_right
§ 260-79
Stormwater management and drainage.
chevron_right
§ 260-80
Utility locations, easements, and rights-of-way.
chevron_right
§ 260-81
Domestic wastewater facilities.
chevron_right
§ 260-82
Water supply.
chevron_right
§ 260-83
Bridges and culverts.
chevron_right
§ 260-84
Survey monuments.
chevron_right
§ 260-85
Emergency accessways.
chevron_right
§ 260-86
Outdoor lighting.
chevron_right
§ 260-87
Street names.
chevron_right
§ 260-88
Plant materials specifications.
chevron_right
§ 260-89
Solid waste storage facilities.
chevron_right
Article VII
Improvements Construction Standards
chevron_right
§ 260-90
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 260-91
Completion or guarantee of required improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-92
Financial security.
chevron_right
§ 260-93
Release of financial security.
chevron_right
§ 260-94
Inspection of work and materials.
chevron_right
§ 260-95
Off-site improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-96
Conditions of acceptance.
chevron_right
§ 260-97
Guarantee of completed improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-98
Private maintenance of improvements.
chevron_right
§ 260-99
Required contracts.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Special Studies and Reports
chevron_right
§ 260-100
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 260-101
Transportation impact study.
chevron_right
§ 260-102
Stormwater management reports and hydrologic calculations.
chevron_right
§ 260-103
(Reserved)
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§ 260-104
Historic and cultural resources.
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Article IX
Administration, Fees and Enforcement
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§ 260-105
General administration.
chevron_right
§ 260-106
Records.
chevron_right
§ 260-107
Fees and costs.
chevron_right
§ 260-108
Enforcement.
chevron_right
Article X
Amendments, Validity, and Repealer
chevron_right
§ 260-109
Amendment procedure.
chevron_right
§ 260-110
Referral to Planning Commission.
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§ 260-111
Severability.
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§ 260-112
Repealer.
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