Approval in accordance with this chapter shall
be required for:
A.
Any subdivision, as defined by this chapter, including
the resubdivision or replatting of previously recorded lots or lot
line adjustments for previously recorded lots.
B.
Any other land development, as defined by this chapter, other than those excluded by § 215-8 of this chapter.
C.
The consolidation, as defined by this chapter, of
two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land for the purpose of one
development; and
D.
Any proposal by a developer to construct a street
or any other public improvement to be dedicated to the Township for
public use.
A.
No lot in a subdivision or land development may be
leased, transferred or sold and no permit to erect, alter, repair
or occupy any building or use any land in any subdivision or land
development may be issued unless and until such subdivision or land
development shall have been approved and properly recorded and until
such public and/or private improvements as required by this chapter
shall have been constructed or guaranteed, as provided for by this
chapter.
B.
The description by metes and bounds in an instrument
of transfer or other documents used for selling or transferring property
shall not exempt the seller or transferor from complying with the
requirements of this chapter.
The following types of land developments are
hereby excluded from the provisions of this chapter governing land
developments, as defined herein:
A.
The conversion of an existing single-family dwelling
or two-family dwelling into not more than three residential dwelling
units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium;
B.
The addition of any accessory building on a lot or
lots subordinate to any existing agricultural or residential principal
building;
C.
The addition of any accessory building on a lot or
lots subordinate to any existing nonresidential building if the accessory
building has a gross floor area of less than 2,000 square feet; or
D.
Any change of use, addition to or structural enlargement
of a nonresidential principal structure which results in either:
(1)
An increase in the gross floor area of the principal
building of less than 2,000 square feet;
(2)
An increase in the paved area of the lot of less than
2,000 square feet; or
(3)
An increase in the gross floor area of the principal
building and the paved area of the lot which, in combination, totals
less than 2,000 square feet.
A.
In addition to complying with the provisions of this
chapter, all subdivisions and land developments within the Township
shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances as amended or
adopted from time to time.
B.
Compliance with applicable Township, county, state
or federal regulations shall be a requirement for any approval under
the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Any violation of applicable Township, county, state
or federal regulations or permits shall be deemed a violation of this
chapter and shall be subject to enforcement procedures authorized
by this chapter.
