[Ord. 2002-02, 2/7/2002]
This chapter shall be known as "The Manheim Township Subdivision,
Land Development and Stormwater Management Ordinance of 2002."
[Ord. 2002-02, 2/7/2002]
This Subdivision, Land Development and Stormwater Management
Ordinance is adopted for the following purposes:
A. To promote and protect the public health, safety, morals and welfare.
B. To promote orderly, efficient, integrated and harmonious development
in the Township.
C. To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development plans with the Manheim Township Comprehensive Plan, the Manheim Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
27], and public improvements plans and to ensure coordination of intergovernmental improvement plans and programs.
D. To accommodate the Township's "fair share" of growth within
York County by encouraging such growth to occur within the Rural Residential
and General Commerce Zones and to encourage efficient and dense development
within the Village Zone.
E. To protect sensitive and important natural features (e.g., floodplains,
wetlands, prime farmlands, unique geologic features, steep slopes,
woodlands, gamelands, wildlife habitats, etc.) from indiscriminate
development.
F. To coordinate proposed streets and other improvements with existing
or proposed streets, parks or other features of the comprehensive
plan and to provide for drainage, water supply, sewage disposal and
other appropriate utility services.
G. To require sites for building purposes and human habitation to be
suitably improved for their intended use and to minimize the peril
from fire, flood, erosion, excessive noise, smoke or other menace.
H. To encourage preservation of adequate open spaces for recreation,
light, air and maintenance of the natural amenities characteristic
of the Township and its residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial
and public areas.
I. To secure equitable treatment of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
J. To ensure that developments are environmentally sound by requiring
preservation of the natural features of the areas to be developed
to the greatest extent practicable.
K. To maintain the economic well being of the Township and to prevent
unnecessary or undesirable blight, runoff and pollution.
L. To secure the protection of water resources and drainageways.
M. To establish provisions governing the standards by which streets
shall be designed and improved, and by which walkways, curbs, gutters,
streetlights, fire hydrants, water and sewage facilities and other
improvements shall be installed as a condition precedent to final
approval of plans.
[Ord. 2002-02, 2/7/2002]
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul
or interfere with any existing ordinances or enactment, or with any
rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued thereunder, except insofar
as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions
of this chapter, provided that where this chapter imposes greater
restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, or upon the height
and bulk of buildings, or prescribed larger open spaces than are required
by the provisions of other such ordinance, enactment, rule, regulation
or permit, then the provisions of this chapter shall control. Furthermore,
if a discrepancy exists between any regulations contained within this
chapter, that regulation which imposes the greater restriction shall
apply.