Any person, partnership or corporation who or which, being the
owner or agent of any lot, tract or parcel of land, shall lay out,
construct, open or dedicate any street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer,
water main or other improvements for public use, travel or other purposes
or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon or
who or which sells, transfers or agrees or enters into an agreement
to sell any land in a subdivision or land development, whether by
reference to or by other use of a plan of such subdivision or land
development, or to erect any building thereon, unless and until a
plan has been prepared and approved in full compliance with the provisions
of this chapter, shall be subject to those penalties prescribed by
Section 515.3 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, which penalties deem such misconduct a civil offense and
provide for the imposition of fines and other penalties.
A. The Township may initiate and maintain a civil action:
(1) To obtain injunctive relief against the owner or agency who or which
attempts the improper sale or conveyance of land.
(2) To set aside and invalidate any conveyances of land made prior to
plan approval of any subdivision.
(3) To enforce, at law or in equity, any of the provisions of this chapter.
B. Nothing herein shall prevent the Township from taking such other
action necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
Provisions of this chapter may, from time to time, be amended through action of the Board of Supervisors in the manner provided by Article
V of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.
The existing subdivision regulations of Halfmoon Township and
all existing ordinances or parts of ordinances which are contrary
to the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
necessary to give this chapter full force and effect.