Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code,[1] all subdivision and land development plats of land situated within the Borough of Oakdale shall be submitted for approval to the governing body in accordance with these regulations.
A. 
Any land development, as defined by this chapter, other than those excluded by § 315-8 of this chapter.
B. 
Any subdivision, as defined by this chapter.
C. 
The consolidation, as defined by this chapter, of two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land for the purpose of one development; and
D. 
Any development in which the developer proposes or intends to construct streets or any other public improvement to be dedicated to the Borough for public use.
E. 
Reconstruction of a site for separate ownership, lease or use that differs from that of an original building.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
A. 
No lot in a subdivision or land development may be leased, transferred or sold and no permit to erect, alter, repair or occupy any building or use any land in any subdivision or land development may be issued unless and until such subdivision or land development shall have been approved and properly recorded and until such improvements, as required by this chapter, shall have been constructed or guaranteed, as provided for by this chapter.
B. 
A developer may, however, enter into a lease or sales agreement with a prospective buyer/lessee prior to final plan approval, provided that the following conditions have been met:
(1) 
Preliminary plan approval has been granted by the Borough; and
(2) 
The sale of the proposed lots(s) or building(s) is conditioned upon the receipt of final plan approval from the Borough and upon completion of all improvements required by this chapter or the posting of a completion bond, in a form acceptable to the Borough, guaranteeing the completion thereof.
C. 
The description by metes and bounds in an instrument of transfer or other documents used for selling or transferring property shall not exempt the seller or transferor from complying with the requirements of this chapter.
The following types of land developments are hereby excluded from the provisions of this chapter governing land developments, as defined herein:
A. 
The conversion of an existing single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling into not more than three residential dwelling units, unless intended to be a condominium;
B. 
The addition of an accessory building, including farm buildings, on a lot or lots subordinate to an existing principal building; or
C. 
The addition or conversion of buildings or rides within the confines of an enterprise which would be considered an amusement park. For purposes of this subsection, an "amusement park" is defined as a tract or area used principally as a location for permanent amusement structures or rides. This exclusion shall not apply to newly acquired acreage by an amusement park until initial plans for the expanded area have been approved by proper authorities.