No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract, or parcel
of land shall be made, and no sewer, water main, or other improvements
in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened, or
dedicated for public use or travel or for the common use of occupants
of buildings abutting thereon, except in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code,
as amended, which is hereafter referred to as "the Act."
The following plan types are hereby established and made subject
to the provisions of this chapter:
No water system or sewer system, including extensions to existing
or proposed Township systems or new systems employing sewage treatment
plants, shall be constructed prior to the issuance of appropriate
permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
or from federal or local agencies as required. Approval shall also
be required from the applicable operating authority.
No application for a building permit under Chapter
325, Zoning, shall be submitted, and no building permit under Chapter
325, Zoning, shall be issued, for any building in any land development, and no building shall be erected in any land development, and no work shall be done on any building in any land development, until the plans for the land development have been finally approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and a zoning permit has been issued by the Zoning Officer.
If no improvements are constructed in accordance with a finally
approved plan within five years of the date of such approval by the
Board, said approval shall be null and void unless an extension is
granted by the Board. Where the final approval was preceded by a preliminary
approval, the said five-year period shall be measured from the date
of preliminary approval or of preliminary plan approval.