[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance of Beaver Borough."
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
The regulations in this chapter are intended to:
A.
Promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the
public health, safety and the general welfare, coordinated and practical
community development and proper density of population; emergency
management preparedness and operations, the provisions of adequate
light and air, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space,
transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreational facilities,
public grounds, the provisions of a safe, reliable and adequate water
supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural or industrial use, and
other public requirements; as well as preservation of the natural,
scenic and historic values of the environment.
B.
Prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight,
danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health,
life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
C.
Preserve the value of property within the Borough of Beaver.
D.
Protect the municipal tax base by preventing the decline of property
values.
E.
Provide for the efficient and equitable processing of subdivision
and land development plans by establishing uniform procedures and
standards.
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted according
to the following principles:
A.
Words used in the past or present tense shall include the future.
B.
Words in the plural number shall include the singular, and words
in the singular number shall include the plural.
C.
Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the
neuter.
D.
The words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory or imperative.
E.
The word "may" is permissive or discretionary where compliance is
indicated.
F.
Words used in this chapter which are not specifically defined in § 22-201 shall have their common or ordinary meanings, as shown by a standard dictionary.
G.
When the words of a regulation are clear and free from ambiguity,
the letter of it shall not be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing
its spirit.
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
No subdivision or consolidation of any lot, tract or parcel
of land shall be effected, no street, sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer,
water main or other facilities in connection therewith shall be laid
out, constructed, opened or dedicated for public use or travel, no
grading of the property shall be commenced, or for the common use
of occupants of buildings abutting said improvements, except in strict
accordance with these regulations.
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
Land development that involves one of the following is hereby
excluded from the regulations in this chapter.
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
No new lot shall be created, or revisions to existing lot lines
drawn, or land development commenced, and no lot in a subdivision
or land development may be sold, no permit to erect alter or repair
any structure or building upon land in a subdivision or land development
shall be issued, and no building shall be erected in a subdivision
or land development, or property grading commenced, unless and until
a subdivision or land development plan has been approved by the Borough
Council and recorded where required, and until the improvements therewith
have either been constructed or guaranteed as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted to permit any
waiver of the restrictions or requirements of the Zoning Ordinance
of Beaver Borough as now enacted or hereafter amended.[1]
[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]
The various provisions of this chapter shall be severable from
each other, so that if any provision is finally determined to be illegal
or invalid, either generally or in a particular application, the efficacy
of the remaining provisions shall not be impaired.
