[Ord. 287, 3/28/2016]
This chapter shall be known as "The Mountville Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of 2016."
[Ord. 287, 3/28/2016]
1.
This Subdivision and Land Development 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 Mountville Borough.
C.
To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development plans with
"Growing Together: A Comprehensive Plan for Central Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania," the Mountville Borough Zoning Ordinance,[1] and public improvements plans and to ensure coordination
of intergovernmental improvement plans and programs.
D.
To accommodate the Borough's "fair share" of growth.
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 adequate drainage, water supply, sewage disposal,
and other appropriate utility services.
G.
To facilitate a roadway system that can carry anticipated through-traffic
volumes, can effectively provide access to major traffic generators,
can efficiently carry local traffic between residential areas and
to and from arterial highways, and to which access is carefully controlled
to prevent conflicts between local and arterial traffic.
H.
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.
I.
To encourage the provision and preservation of adequate open spaces
for recreation, light, air and maintenance of the natural amenities
and environmental features characteristic of Mountville Borough and
its residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, and public
areas.
J.
To secure equitable treatment of all subdivision and land development
plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
K.
To maintain the economic well-being of the Borough 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,
street lights, fire hydrants, water and sewage facilities, and other
improvements shall be installed as a condition precedent to final
approval of plans.
[Ord. 287, 3/28/2016]
1.
No land development or subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of
land shall be made, and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water
main, or other improvements in connection therewith shall be laid
out, constructed, 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.
A.
The authority for the control and regulation of subdivision and land
development within Mountville Borough shall be as follows:
(1)
The Mountville Borough Council shall be vested with the authority
to approve or disapprove all subdivision and land development plans.
(2)
Plans for subdivision and land development shall be submitted
to the Mountville Borough Planning Commission for their review. The
Planning Commission will provide Council with a recommendation for
plan approval, disapproval, or conditional approval. Said submission
shall take place before approval of any plans by Council. If a report
is not received from the Planning Commission within 60 days after
submission, Council may proceed without the report.
(3)
Plans for subdivision and land development located within Mountville
Borough shall be submitted to the Lancaster County Planning Commission
for review and report. Said submission shall take place before approval
of any plans by the Borough. However, if a report is not received
from the County Planning Commission within 30 days after submission,
Council may proceed without the report.
[Ord. 287, 3/28/2016]
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.
