Compliance required. No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be made and no public improvements or other improvements in connection therewith shall be laid out, opened, or dedicated for public use or travel or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Where any provision of this chapter impose restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule, or regulation, or other provision of law, the most restrictive provision or that provision imposing the higher standards shall govern.
Changes or amendments of the zoning, subdivision, or other governing ordinances or plan shall affect the approval of applications for preliminary or final plan approval as provided in Section 508(4) of the MPC.
A. 
Effect on pending applications. From the time an application for approval of a preliminary or final plat is duly filed as provided in this chapter, and while such application is pending action by the Board of Supervisors, the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the governing ordinances of plans at the time the application was filed and shall not be subject to any changes to this chapter, zoning, or other governing ordinances or plans.
B. 
Effect on other applications - vested rights.
(1) 
Five-year protection period. When an application for preliminary or final plat approval has been approved, no subsequent change to the zoning, subdivision, or other governing ordinance or plan shall be applied to adversely affect the right of the applicant to commence and complete any aspect of the approved development in accordance with the terms of such approval within five years of the date of such approval.
(2) 
Calculation of five-year protection period. When an approval of a final plat is preceded by approval of a preliminary plat, the five-year period shall be counted from the date of the preliminary plat approval. If there is any doubt as to the terms of a preliminary plat approval, the terms shall be construed in the light of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time when the application for such approval was duly filed.
(3) 
Protections afforded. When the applicant has substantially completed the required improvements as depicted upon the final plan within the aforesaid five-year limit, or any extension thereof as may be granted by the Supervisors, no change to a Township ordinance or plan enacted subsequent to the date of filing of the preliminary plat shall modify or revoke any aspect of the approved final plat pertaining to zoning classification or density, lot, building, street or utility location.
(4) 
Protection periods for multi-phase developments. In the case of a preliminary plat calling for the installation of improvements beyond the five-year period, the aforesaid protections afforded by substantially completing the improvements depicted upon the final plat within five years shall apply, provided that the applicant has not defaulted with regard to or violated any of the conditions of the preliminary plat approval, including compliance with applicant's schedule of submission of final plats for the various sections. For any section or sections, beyond the initial section, in which the required improvements have not been substantially completed within said five-year period, the protections shall apply for an additional term or terms of three years from the date of final plat approval for each section.
(5) 
Loss of protections. If an application is properly and finally denied, any subsequent application shall be subject to the intervening change in governing regulations. Failure of the applicant to adhere to the schedule of submission of final plats for multi-phase developments shall subject any such phase to any and all changes in zoning, subdivision, and other governing ordinance enacted by the Township after the date of the initial preliminary plat submission.
A. 
Township fees. All Township fees for review of applications for subdivision and land development, for inspection of required improvements, and for other purposes in accordance with this chapter shall be assessed based on a specific fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Supervisors and reflecting actual costs of the Township. The review fees may include reasonable and necessary charges by the Township's professional consultants or engineer for review and report on the application. The applicable fees must be paid in accordance with this chapter.
B. 
Effect of disputed fees. The applicant shall notify the Township within 10 days of the billing date of any dispute of review fees charged. The Township shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
C. 
Dispute resolution. If the Township and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then the applicant and the Township shall follow the procedure for dispute resolution set forth in Section 510(g) of the MPC.
D. 
Form of payment. All fees due to the Township shall be paid by a check or money order payable to the Township of Fallowfield. The Township, in its sole discretion, may request a certified check or cashier's check.
A. 
Compliance with state and federal laws. Applicants must comply with any other relevant state and federal codes and regulations in addition to this chapter. The approval of any subdivision or land development application does not waive the need to obtain other relevant land development permits or approvals.
B. 
Scope of approval. Approval of a plan by the Township shall not be construed as an indication that the plan complies with any standards, regulations, or requirements that are not contained in this chapter and imposed by private agreement or any local, state, or federal government agency; such approval indicates only that the plan complies with the requirements of this chapter.
C. 
Compliance with private restrictions, covenants, and agreements. The Township shall not enforce compliance with private restrictions, covenants, and agreements.
A. 
Enactment following public hearing and notice. The Supervisors may amend this chapter after holding a public hearing on the amendment pursuant to public notice. A brief summary setting forth the principal provisions of the proposed ordinance and a reference to the place in the Township where copies of the proposed amendment may be secured or examined shall be incorporated in the public notice.
B. 
Planning agency review. The Supervisors shall submit proposed amendments to this chapter to the Planning Commission for recommendations at least 30 days prier to the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed amendment, unless such proposed amendments shall have been prepared by the Planning Commission.
C. 
County Planning Commission review. The Township shall submit the proposed amendment to the County Planning Commission for recommendations at least 30 days before the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed amendment.
D. 
Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinance.
(1) 
Notice of proposed enactment. Before enactment of an amendment, the Township Secretary or the Township Secretary's designated representative shall publish notice of proposed enactment of an amendment to this chapter. The notice of proposed enactment shall include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered, a reference to a place within the Township where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof.
(2) 
Publication of proposed enactment. The Township or the Township Secretary's designated representative shall publish the proposed amendment once in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township not more than 30 days nor less than seven days prior to passage. Publication of the proposed ordinance or amendment shall include either the full text thereof or the title and a brief summary, prepared by the Township Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included:
(a) 
A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation in the Township at the time the public notice is published; and
(b) 
An attested copy of the proposed amendment shall be filed in the Washington County Law Library or other Washington County office designated by the Washington County Commissioners.
(3) 
Substantial amendments to proposed amendments. In the event substantial amendments are made to the proposed amendment, before voting upon enactment, the Supervisors shall, at least 10 days before enactment, readvertise, in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township, a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments.
(4) 
Incorporation in ordinance books by reference. Subdivision and land development ordinance amendments may be incorporated into official ordinance books by reference with the same force and effect as if duly recorded therein.
E. 
File certified copy. Within 30 days after adoption, the Township Secretary or the Township Secretary's designated representative shall forward a certified copy of any amendment of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to the County Planning Commission.