[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
Amendments to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance shall become effective only after a public hearing held pursuant to public notice in the manner prescribed for enactment of a subdivision and land development ordinance by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] In addition, in case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Planning Commission of the Township, the Board of Supervisors shall submit each such amendment to the Township planning agencies for recommendations at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed amendment.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
The decisions of the Board of Supervisors with respect to the approval or disapproval of subdivision or land development plans may be appealed directly to the Court of Common Pleas as is provided for in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
The preventative remedies and enforcement remedies as stipulated in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code shall apply.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
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Should any action or provision of this chapter be declared by the courts to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, nor the validity of any other section or provision of the chapter than the one so declared.
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Whenever there is a conflict between minimum standards or requirements set forth in this chapter and those contained in other Township ordinances and regulations, or other applicable laws and regulations, the most stringent standard or requirement shall apply.
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The Township Board of Supervisors shall establish, by resolution, a collection procedure and schedule of fees to be paid by the developer at the time of filing of the sketch, preliminary and final plans. No plan shall be accepted for filing unless the require number of plans have been submitted with the supplemental material required in §§ 22A-403 and 22A-504,as relevant, accompanied by the required review fee.
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Charges for field inspection as required by Township Supervisors for public improvements shall be based on actual costs incurred for such inspections.
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No final plan shall be approved unless all accrued fees and charges are paid in full.
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No plan shall be filed at the Recorder of Deeds Office unless all fees and charges are paid in full.
[Ord. 174, 12/20/2017]
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The Board of Supervisors may grant a modification of the requirements of one or more provisions of this chapter if the literal enforcement will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question, provided that such modifications will not be contrary to the public interest and that the purpose and intent of this chapter is observed.
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All requests for a modification shall be in writing and shall accompany and be a part of the preliminary plan application for development. The request shall state in full the grounds and facts of unreasonableness or hardship on which the request is based, the provision or provisions of the chapter involved, and the minimum modifications necessary.
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The Board of Supervisors, in considering requests for modification, shall consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission in regard thereto.
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The Board of Supervisors shall keep a written record of all action on all requests for modifications.
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If the Board of Supervisors grants any waivers from the requirements of this chapter, the plan of record shall list all the sections of this chapter that were waived, plus the date(s) the modifications were approved by the Board of Supervisors.