This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Official Map Ordinance of Hamiltonban Township."
This chapter is enacted and ordained in accordance with applicable provisions of Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968,[1] as reenacted and amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10401 et seq.
A. 
Purpose. This chapter is enacted for the purpose of protecting and promoting the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare; to provide for the recreational and open space needs of the community; and to facilitate the subdivision of land and the retention of open space in accordance with the conservation by design provisions of the Hamiltonban Township Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2007-02, as reenacted and amended,[1] and Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township of Hamiltonban, as reenacted and amended.
[Amended 5-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 375, Zoning.
B. 
Method. The purpose of the Hamiltonban Township Official Map is addressed by depicting existing public lands, conserved lands, and recreation resources, and by depicting proposed rights-of-way for recreation trails, greenways, and other lands identified for public use. Such lands, collectively identified as "public grounds," shall be reserved for acquisition, in fee or by easement or right-of-way, by the Township, or shall be conserved by an alternate means deemed appropriate by the Township, in accord with this chapter and Article IV of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.