The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania empower local governments
to regulate the subdivision of land. The authority for this function has been
established by the General Assembly under the provisions of Act 247-1968,
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended by Act 170-1988.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision and
Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Raccoon, Beaver County, Pennsylvania."
This chapter has been developed to require basic minimum standards for
the development of land, including the subdivision thereof, into separate
lots; and establishes rules and regulations, definitions, application procedures
and permits by which the standards may be carried out. These requirements
are designed to provide for:
A.Â
The coordinated development of land throughout the Township.
B.Â
Assurance that new subdivisions will be developed consistent
with the maintenance of the health, safety and general welfare of the public;
C.Â
Necessary public facilities in an amount and size commensurate
with the needs of the area to be subdivided and the uses to which the land
will be devoted;
D.Â
Assistance in identification of hazards from flooding,
landslides, subsidence or other dangers, by requirements that land subject
to such dangers will be made safe for its proposed use or be set aside for
uses that will not precipitate dangerous conditions;
E.Â
Protection of the soil, water and other natural environmental
resources of the area from the effects of uncontrolled development practices;
F.Â
Coordination of continuing community growth with respect
to overall development considerations, such as sewage disposal, water supply,
drainage facilities, traffic circulation systems, emergency accessways, retention
of open spaces and related factors; and,
G.Â
Equitable administration of all subdivision and development
proposals throughout the municipality.
