No lot, tract or parcel of land shall be subdivided
and no land may be developed and no street, sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, water main or concomitant facility may be laid out, constructed,
opened or dedicated for public use or travel or for the use of occupants
of buildings abutting or to abut on them, except in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter and other applicable ordinances.
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to build, alter or repair a building on land in a subdivision or land development may be issued and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land development until a final subdivision or land development plan has been approved and recorded in accordance with this chapter, and, where required, improvements have been completed or their completion has been assured by a performance guaranty consistent with the terms of Article
V of Act 247 and with §§
256-20 and
256-59 of this chapter.
The scope of this chapter shall include all
matters over which, by law, the Borough is authorized to exercise
control by enactment and enforcement of this chapter, including but
not limited to:
A. All improvements within any tract undergoing subdivision
or land development.
B. The improvement of public facilities adjacent to any
tract undergoing subdivision or land development, including streets,
drainage and stormwater management facilities which border upon any
such tract.
C. The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements
needed to adequately serve the subdivision or land development, provided
that the extent of required off-site improvements shall be economically
feasible in relation to the size and scope of the proposed subdivision
or land development.