This Part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "Harrisburg
Subdivision and Land Development Code."
The purpose of this code is to provide for the harmonious development
of the City by:
A. Guiding the future growth and development of the City in accordance
with the Comprehensive Plan.
B. Ensuring conformance of subdivision plans with public improvement
plans.
C. Securing the protection of water resources and drainageways.
D. Establishing reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivision
and land development in order to further the orderly layout and use
of land and to ensure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of
subdivided land.
E. Ensuring that public facilities are available and will have a sufficient
capacity to serve the proposed subdivision.
F. Preserving the natural and man-made beauty and topography of the
City and ensuring appropriate development with regard to these features.
G. Facilitating the efficient and safe movement of traffic.
H. Securing the equitable handling of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform standards and procedures.
I. Promoting the greater health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of the City of Harrisburg.
The provisions of this code shall be held to be minimum requirements
for the promotion of public health, safety, comfort, convenience,
and greater welfare. Where provisions of this code impose greater
restrictions than those of any statute, other code provision, restriction,
or regulation, the provisions of this code shall be controlling. Where
the provisions of a statute, other chapter, resolution, or regulation
impose greater restrictions than this code, the provisions of each
such statute, resolution, chapter, or regulation shall be controlling.