[Ord. 76, 9/8/1982, § 300]
1. No lot, tract, or parcel of land will be subdivided; and no land
will be developed, and no street, alley, sanitary sewer, storm sewer,
water main, or concomitant facility will be laid out, constructed,
opened, or dedicated for public use or travel, or for the use of occupants
of buildings abutting or to abut on them, except according to the
provisions of this chapter, and as amended, hereafter.
2. No lot in a subdivision may be sold; no permit to build, alter, or
repair any building on land in a subdivision or land development may
be issued; and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land
development until a final subdivision or land development plan has
been approved and where required improvements have been completed
or their completion has been assured by a corporate surety bond or
the deposit in escrow of funds or securities sufficient to cover the
cost of the required improvements as estimated by the Township Engineer.
3. No section of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit condominium
ownership as permitted by the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act,
68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
4. The scope of this chapter shall include all matters over which, by
law, the Township is authorized to exercise control by enactment and
enforcement of this chapter including, but not necessarily limited
to:
A. All improvements within the tract undergoing subdivision or land
development.
B. The improvement of adjacent public facilities, including streets
and drainage facilities which border upon the tract.
C. The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements needed to
adequately serve the subdivision or land development, provided that
the extent of required off-site improvements shall be economically
feasible in relation to the size and scope of the proposed subdivision
or land development.
5. Divisions of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more
than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access,
shall be exempted.