This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Millersville Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. 
To assist in the orderly, efficient and integrated development of land in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
B. 
To facilitate the rational movement of traffic.
C. 
To ensure coordination and conformance of subdivision and land development plans with the public improvement plans of the Borough.
D. 
To provide for the proper extension of community services and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
E. 
To ensure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development plans by providing uniform standards and procedures.
F. 
To promote the general health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough.
As stated in § 501 of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10501, the Borough Council may regulate subdivisions and land development within the Borough by enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance.
The Borough Council shall have jurisdiction and control of subdivision and land development within the Borough limits. In order that the actions by the Borough Council under this chapter may be correlated with all relevant data and procedures, the Borough Council hereby designates the Borough Planning Commission as the agency of the Borough Council:
A. 
To which all applications relating to either preliminary or final approval of subdivision and land development plans shall be initially submitted.
B. 
With which applicants shall hold all preliminary consultations relating to the plans.
C. 
Which shall make recommendations to the Borough Council concerning approval, disapproval, modification and conditions of approval of such plans.
D. 
Which shall make recommendations to the Borough Council concerning the interpretation of and the granting of modifications to provisions and standards of this chapter.
[Amended 5-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-4]
All proposed subdivision and land development in the Borough must be approved by the Borough Council; except for those types of land development enumerated in Section 503(1.1) of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10503(1.1). Those include the conversion of single-family dwellings into three or fewer residential units, the addition of accessory buildings, or the conversion of buildings within an amusement park.