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An ordinance providing for the control of the subdivision and development of land and the approval of plats and re-plats of land within the jurisdiction of East Hanover Township Board of Supervisors, as a part of the master plan for East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
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Now, therefore, be it ordained by East Hanover Township Supervisors, Pennsylvania, under authority of Articles V and VII of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code of the Act of the 1968 General Assembly No. 247, as amended[1], and the Act of October 4, 1978 (Act 167), the Storm Water Management Act.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §§10501 et seq. and §§ 10701 et seq. 
[2]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq.
These regulations, rules, and standards for planning, subdividing, and developing land within East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, including procedures for the application and administration, and penalties for the violation thereof, shall be known, cited, and referred to as the "Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance" for East Hanover Township.
The general purpose of this chapter shall be to guide and regulate the planning, subdividing, and development of land in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare of the residents and municipalities in the County of Lebanon. This chapter shall be used in conjunction with Chapter 172, Stormwater Management. Chapter 172, Stormwater Management, recognizing the problems associated with inadequate management of accelerated stormwater runoff from uncontrolled development, intends to provide a comprehensive program of stormwater management, including reasonable regulation of development and activities causing accelerated erosion which is deemed fundamental to the public health, safety, welfare, and the protection of the people of East Hanover Township, as well as their resources and environment.
It is intended that the provisions of these regulations shall be applied to achieve the following objectives:
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Orderly development of the land to obtain harmonious and stable neighborhoods; and
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Safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian circulation; and
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Adequate and economical provisions for utilities and public services to conserve the public funds; and
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Ample public open space for schools, recreational and other public purposes; and
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Accurate surveying of land, preparing and recording of plats: and
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Discouragement of premature, uneconomical, or scattered subdivision: and
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Maximize conservation of all forms of energy; and
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Maintain existing flows and quality of streams and watercourses in the municipality, county and the commonwealth; and
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Preserve and restore the flood-carrying capacity of streams; and
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Coordination of land development in accordance with Chapter 250, Zoning, Long-Range Transportation Plan, Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 172, Stormwater Management, of the Code of East Hanover Township, Watershed Plans, and other plans of the Municipality and County.
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No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract or parcel of land located within East Hanover Township shall be affected; no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, stormwater control facilities, or other facilities in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened, or dedicated for travel or public use, until a subdivision or land development plan has been approved in the manner prescribed herein, and recorded. Furthermore, no property shall be developed, no building shall be erected, and no site improvements shall be completed except in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
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No lot in a subdivision may be sold or transferred; no permit to erect or alter any building upon land in a subdivision or land development may be issued; and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land development, unless and until any required final subdivision or land development plat has been approved and recorded, and until construction of any required site improvements in connection therewith has been completed or guaranteed in the manner prescribed herein.
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Approvals issued pursuant to this chapter do not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for activities regulated by other agencies or levels of government.
Applications for subdivision and land development located within East Hanover Township shall be forwarded, upon receipt by East Hanover Township, to the County Planning Department for review and report, together with a fee as established elsewhere herein. Furthermore, East Hanover 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.