[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 101, 7/12/1977]
These regulations shall be known and may be cited as the "South
Hanover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 201, 7/12/1977]
1. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for harmonious development
of the Township and county by:
A. Ensuring the orderly and efficient integration of subdivisions into
the development of the Township of South Hanover.
B. Ensuring sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
C. Ensuring conformance of subdivision plans with public improvement
plans.
D. Ensuring coordination of intermunicipal public improvement plans
and programs.
E. Ensuring the protection of water resources and drainageways.
F. Ensuring the efficient movement of traffic.
G. Ensuring equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing
uniform standards and procedures.
H. Ensuring the greater health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
the Township of South Hanover.
I. Ensuring the efficient and orderly extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 202, 7/12/1977, Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
The Planning Commission is hereby designated by the Board of
Supervisors as the agency to review and make recommendations regarding
all pre-application plans and data as required herein. The Planning
Commission is further designated as the agency which shall review
and make recommendations on all preliminary and final plats as required
herein, prior to action on same by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 203, 7/12/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
1. Applications for subdivision and land development within South Hanover
Township shall be forwarded upon receipt by the Township to the Dauphin
County Planning Commission for review and report, together with a
fee sufficient to cover the costs of the review and report, which
fee shall be paid by the applicant. The Township shall not approve
such applications until the county report is received, or until the
expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded
to the county.
2. The County Planning Commission will normally accept, for review,
the preliminary plat and later the final plat with separate fees for
each application at each stage of processing the proposed subdivision
or land development.
3. In cases where a minor subdivision is permitted by the Township to
be filed as a final plat, the County Planning Commission will also
accept such a plat with its fee for review.
4. Appropriate officials of the County Planning Commission will sign
the final plats prepared for recording, indicating that the plat was
reviewed.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 204, 7/12/1977; Ord. No. 3-1995, 9/12/1995]
1. No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract, or parcel of
land located in South Hanover Township shall be affected; no street,
sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or other facilities in connection
therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened or dedicated for
public use or travel, or for the common use of occupants of buildings
thereon unless and until a final subdivision plat has been approved
by the Board of Supervisors and publicly recorded in the manner prescribed
herein; nor otherwise except in strict accordance with the provisions
of this chapter.
2. No lot in a subdivision may be sold; no permit to erect or alter
any building upon land in a subdivision or land development may be
issued; and no building may be erected or altered in a subdivision
or land development, unless and until a final subdivision plat has
been approved by the Board of Supervisors and recorded, and until
construction of the improvements required in connection therewith
has been guaranteed in the manner prescribed herein.
3. Unit or condominium subdivision of real property is included within the meaning of the subdivision as defined herein and must comply with the subdivision regulations except for lot requirements under §
22-404 of this chapter, provided such subdivision is served by a public or common sewage collection and treatment system. Such compliance shall include, but not be limited to, the filing of preliminary and final plats, the dedication and improvement of rights-of-way, roads, streets and the payment of fees and charges as established by the Board of Supervisors.
4. Preliminary and final plats shall indicate the location of each structure
and clearly define each unit and shall indicate public easements,
common areas, and improvements, all easements accessory to each unit
and improvements to public rights-of-way.
5. Unit or condominium subdivisions are subject to the regulations of the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
27], as they apply to use and density requirements, setbacks, parking, and other features and shall be indicated on the subdivision plans.
6. Exemptions. The following are exempt or partially exempt from the
provisions of this chapter:
A. The conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling or
single-family semidetached dwelling into not more than three residential
units, unless such units are 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.
[Ord. No. 74-1977, § 205, 7/12/1977]
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter,
they shall be held to be minimum requirements for the promotion of
public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare.
Where provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than
those of any statute, other ordinance, restriction, or regulation,
the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions
of a statute, other ordinance, resolution, or regulation impose greater
restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, resolution,
ordinance, or regulation shall be controlling.