These regulations shall be known and may be
cited as the "Swatara Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for
harmonious development of the municipality and county by ensuring:
A.
The orderly and efficient integration of subdivisions
into the development of the Township of Swatara;
B.
Sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation;
C.
Conformance of subdivision plans with public improvement
plans;
D.
Coordination of intermunicipal public improvement
plans and programs;
E.
The protection of water resources and drainageways;
F.
The efficient movement of traffic;
G.
The management of stormwater runoff problem areas;
H.
Equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing
uniform standards and procedures;
I.
The greater health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of the Township of Swatara; and
J.
The efficient and orderly extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
A.
The Swatara Township Board of Commissioners shall
have the authority to approve or disapprove all preliminary and final
subdivision or land development plat applications as required herein.
B.
The Swatara Township Planning Commission is hereby
designated as the agency which shall review and make recommendations
on all subdivision and land development plat applications as required
herein, prior to action on same by the Board of Commissioners.
Applications for subdivision and land development
located within the Township of Swatara shall be forwarded upon receipt,
with the appropriate review fee, to the Dauphin County Planning Commission
for review and report. The Board of Commissioners shall not approve
such applications until the county review report is received or until
the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded
to the County Planning Commission. As evidence of their review and
report, officials of the County Planning Commission will sign final
plats which have been formally approved by the Township before such
plats are presented for recording.
A.
No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract
or parcel of land located in Swatara Township shall be effected, and
no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or other facilities
in connection therewith shall be constructed, opened or dedicated
for public use or travel, or for the common use of occupants of buildings
thereon, unless and until a final subdivision plat has been approved
by the Board of Commissioners and publicly recorded in the manner
prescribed herein; nor otherwise except in strict accordance with
the provisions of this chapter.
B.
No lot in a subdivision may be sold; no permit to
erect or alter any building upon land in a subdivision or land development
may be issued; and no building may be erected or altered in a subdivision
or land development unless and until a final subdivision plat has
been approved by the Board of Commissioners and recorded, and until
construction of the improvements required in connection therewith
has been completed or guaranteed in the manner prescribed herein.
C.
Unit or condominium subdivision of real property is
included within the meaning of subdivision and land development as
defined herein, and must comply with these regulations. Such compliance
shall include, but not be limited to, the filing of preliminary and
final plats, payment of established fees and charges, location of
each structure and clear definition of each unit, public easements,
common areas, improvements and all easements appurtenant to each unit.
D.
Preliminary and final plats shall indicate the location
of each structure and clearly define each unit and shall indicate
public easements, common areas, and improvements, all easements appurtenant
to each unit and improvements to public right-of-way.
In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be minimum requirements for
the promotion of public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and
greater welfare. Where provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions
than those of any statute, other ordinance, restriction or regulation,
the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions
of a statute, other ordinance, resolution or regulation impose greater
restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, resolution,
ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.
