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Township of North Coventry, PA
Chester County
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The Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Coventry, by authority granted through the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, has adopted the North Coventry Township Subdivision and Land Development Chapter governing the subdivision and development of land within the Township.
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This chapter shall become effective five days after the adoption and shall remain in effect until modified, amended, or rescinded by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Coventry.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "North Coventry Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is designed in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 (as amended), to regulate subdivision and land development and to assist in implementing the purposes of the North Coventry Township Comprehensive Plan (1989), as amended, and the North Coventry Township Open Space, Recreation and Environmental Resources Plan (1992), as amended, and summarized as follows:
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To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of North Coventry Township.
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To provide for the orderly and integrated development of the Township.
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To ensure sound community growth that safeguards the interests of the residents, landowners, the applicant, the investor, and the local government.
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To provide for the development of a range of housing types that maintains the character of the existing community.
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To provide for a safe, efficient road system, adequate recreation and open space, and appropriate community facilities and services.
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To ensure conformance of Subdivision and Land Development Plans with the Comprehensive Plans of Chester County and North Coventry Township.
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To secure equitable handling of all Subdivision and Land Development Plans by establishing uniform procedures and standards.
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To preserve, protect, and manage the natural and historic resources of North Coventry Township.
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To protect the people's rights to clean air, pure water, and the preservation of the natural scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment pursuant to Article 1, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
The Board of Supervisors shall have jurisdiction over subdivision and land development within the Township. In order to aid in its consideration of subdivision and land development applications, the Board of Supervisors hereby designates the North Coventry Township Planning Commission as the agency of the Board of Supervisors in performing the following functions:
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The Planning Commission shall review all plans and applications submitted to it by the Board of Supervisors.
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The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning application approval, disapproval or modification, and the reasons for such determinations.
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The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning the interpretation and the granting of modifications to provisions and standards of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements to meet the above stated purposes. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation imposes greater restrictions than those of this chapter, the provision of such statute, ordinance, or regulation shall prevail.
Ordinance No. 10, the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance in place prior to the enactment of this chapter, is hereby repealed.