This article outlines the procedures for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, as well as the procedures for challenges and appeals of decisions rendered under this chapter.
The Township shall keep an accurate, public record of its findings, decisions, and recommendations relevant to all subdivision and land development applications filed with it for review and/or approval.
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The Board of Supervisors shall establish by resolution a schedule of fees to be paid by the applicant/developer at the time of plan submission or upon application for issuance of any permit.
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No subdivision or land development plan shall be finally approved, and no petition or requests acted upon, unless or until all applicable fees have been paid in full.
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The provisions of this chapter are intended as a minimum standard for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
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The Board of Supervisors may grant a modification of the requirements of one or more provisions of this chapter where the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors that literal compliance is unreasonable, or causes undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question, or an alternative standard can be demonstrated to provide equal or better results, provided that such modification 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 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 this chapter involved and the minimum modification necessary.
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The request for modification shall be reviewed by the Township Planning Commission as part of the application for development. The Commission shall forward its recommendations on the modification request to the Board of Supervisors.
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The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to approve or disapprove modification requests. In granting any modification, the Board may impose such conditions as will, in its judgment, secure the objectives and purposes of this chapter.
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The Board of Supervisors shall inform the applicant, in writing, of its decision regarding the modification request. If the decision is unfavorable, the reasons for rejection shall be specifically indicated.
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The specific wording of a modification which has been granted shall be lettered in permanent ink upon the Mylar for recording and signed and dated by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
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The Board of Supervisors shall keep a written record of all actions on all requests for modifications.
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Amendments to this chapter shall become effective only after a public hearing held by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to public notice.
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In case of an amendment other than that prepared by the Township Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall submit each such amendment to the Township and County Planning Commissions for recommendations at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the public hearing on such proposed amendments.
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Within 30 days after adoption, the Board of Supervisors shall forward a certified copy of any amendment to the County and Township Planning Commissions and Butler County Law Library for filing.
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General. The provisions of these regulations shall be enforced by the duly authorized Township representative appointed by and responsible to the Board of Supervisors.
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Preventive remedies.
(1) 
In addition to other remedies, the Township may institute and maintain appropriate actions at law or in equity to restrain, correct, or abate violations, to prevent unlawful construction, to recover damages and to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure, or premises.
(2) 
The Board of Supervisors may refuse to issue any permit or grant any approval necessary to further improve or develop any real property which was has been developed or which has resulted from a subdivision of real property in violation of this chapter. The authority to deny such a permit or approval shall apply to:
(a) 
The owner of record at the time of such violation.
(b) 
The vendee or lessee of the owner of record at the time of such violation without regard as to whether such vendee or lessee had actual or constructive knowledge of the violation.
(c) 
The current owner of record who acquired the property subsequent to the time of violation.
(d) 
The vendee or lessee of the owner of record who acquired the property subsequent to the time of violation without regard as to whether such vendee or lessee had actual or constructive knowledge of the violation.
(3) 
As an additional condition for issuance of a permit or the granting of an approval to any such owner, current owner, vendee or lessee for the development of any such real property, the Township may require compliance with the conditions that would have been applicable to the property at the time the applicant acquired an interest in such real property.
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Jurisdiction. Magisterial District Judges shall have initial jurisdiction in proceedings brought under Subsection D of this section.
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Enforcement remedies.
(1) 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated any provision(s) of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $500, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied, or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the Magisterial District Judge determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good-faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the Magisterial District Judge, and thereafter, each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(2) 
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
(3) 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the Township the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
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The developer, or homeowners' association or other suborganization formed to maintain commonly owned land, facilities and other improvements in a development, shall provide perpetual maintenance of such land and improvements in accordance with all applicable regulations.
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In default thereof, the Township may, after reasonable notice, enter upon the premises and undertake the required maintenance and assess the cost thereof, against the developer, homeowners' association and/or property owners. In addition, a 10% penalty may be assessed for administration of the corrective maintenance.
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The manner of collection shall be consistent with the provisions for the filing of municipal claims in the Commonwealth or, at the Township's option, by the institution of any suit at law or equity.
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All appeals from decisions rendered by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to this chapter shall be taken to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania, within 30 days after entry of such decision or, in the case of a deemed decision, within 30 days after the date upon which notice of the deemed decision is given.
B. 
The filing of an appeal under this section shall not stay the action appealed from, but the appellant(s) may petition the court having jurisdiction for a stay.