The purpose of this Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
is to provide for harmonious development of the Township and county
by:
1. Ensuring the orderly and effective integration of subdivisions and
land development into the development of the Township of Susquehanna.
2. Ensuring sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
3. Ensuring conformance of subdivision plans with public improvement
plans and programs.
4. Ensuring coordination of intermunicipal public improvement plans
and programs.
5. Ensuring the protection of water resources and drainageways.
6. Ensuring the efficient movement of traffic.
7. Ensuring the management of stormwater runoff problem areas.
8. Ensuring the equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing
uniform standards and procedures.
9. Ensuring the greater health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of the Township of Susquehanna.
10. Ensuring the efficient and orderly extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
11. Providing for and protecting amenity, convenience, future governmental
economic, practical, social and cultural facilities, development and
growth, as well as the improvement of governmental procedures and
functions.
12. Providing uses of land and structures, type and location of streets,
public grounds, and other facilities.
13. Minimizing such problems as may presently exist or which may be foreseen.
14. Complying with all provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipality Planning
Code and generally implementing the Comprehensive Plan of the Township.
15. Providing Design Guidelines for the TND - Traditional Neighborhood
Development-1 District.
[Added by Ord. 17-05, 2/23/2017]
Applications for subdivision and land development located within
the Township of Susquehanna shall be forwarded upon receipt, with
the appropriate review fee, to the Dauphin County Planning Commission
for review and report. As evidence of their review and report, officials
of the County Planning Commission will sign final plans which have
been formally approved by the Township before such plans are presented
for recording.
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.