This chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Brecknock
Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance" (hereinafter
"this chapter").
This chapter is adopted to regulate and manage the subdivision
and development of land within Brecknock Township for the following
intent:
A. To ensure sites are suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
B. To assist orderly, efficient, integrated, and harmonious development
of the Township.
C. To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets or other proposed
streets of the Township and to assure compatibility of such streets
located in more than one municipality.
D. To ensure adequate and coordinated stormwater management, water supply,
wastewater management, and other appropriate utility services.
E. To fulfill the purposes of Article 1, Section 27 (the Environmental
Amendment), of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which reads: "The people
have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of
the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment.
Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property
of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of
these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them
for the benefit of all the people."
F. To ensure the development of land will be conducted with due regard
to topography, soil types, scenic resources, and natural, historic
and aesthetic values, so that the highest quality environment is obtained.
G. To regulate the subdivision and/or development of land within any
area in order to promote the general health, welfare, and safety of
the community.
H. To establish standards and criteria governing the design, construction,
alterations, extension, and maintenance of mobile home parks and recreational
vehicle parks.
I. To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards within the Township.
J. To create conditions favorable to the public health, safety, and
general welfare of the citizens of the Township.
K. To implement the Brecknock Township Comprehensive Plan, the ELANCO
Region Comprehensive Plan, 2008, as amended.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act of 1968, P.L. 805,
No. 247, as reenacted and amended, Fifteenth Edition, January 2001).
In order that land may be subdivided and/or developed in accordance
with the policies and purposes of these regulations, this chapter
is hereby adopted and made effective as of April 9, 2013.
This chapter shall not be construed as abating any action now
pending under, or by virtue of, prior existing subdivision or land
development regulations; or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or
altering any penalty accruing or about to accrue; or as affecting
the liability of any person, firm or corporation; or as waiving any
right of Brecknock Township under any section or provision existing
at the time of adoption of this chapter; or as vacating or annulling
any rights obtained by any person, firm or corporation by lawful action
of Brecknock Township; except as shall be expressly provided for in
this chapter.
Upon the adoption of this chapter, all provisions of the Lancaster
County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended, are
expressly repealed in their entirety as to land within the corporate
limits of Brecknock Township.