This chapter has been designed and adopted to provide uniform standards and procedures for the regulation of subdivision and land development within the Borough of Mount Holly Springs. The purpose of such regulations is to provide for the harmonious development of the Borough by:
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Assuring sites are suitable for building purposes and human habitation;
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Coordinating proposed streets and other proposed public improvements;
C. 
Assuring that adequate easements and rights-of-way are provided for drainage facilities, public utilities, streets, and other public improvements;
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Assuring equitable and uniform handling of subdivision and land development plat applications;
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Assuring coordination of intra-municipal and intermunicipal public improvement plans and programs;
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Assuring the efficient and orderly extension of community facilities and services at minimum cost and maximum convenience;
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Regulating the subdivision and land development of land within any flood hazard area or floodplain district to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the municipality;
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Requiring that each lot in flood prone areas includes a safe building site with adequate access, and that public facilities that serve such uses be designed and installed to minimize flood damage;
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Assuring that reservations, if any, by the developer of any area designated for use as public grounds shall be suitable in size and location for their designated uses;
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Guiding the future growth and development of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan;
K. 
Assuring that documents prepared as part of a landownership transfer fully and accurately describe the parcel of land being subdivided and the new parcel(s) thus created;
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Assuring the greater health, safety, convenience and welfare to the citizens of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs;
M. 
Ensuring the protection of water resources and drainage ways;
N. 
Ensuring the efficient movement of traffic;
O. 
Ensuring the equitable handling of all subdivision and land development plans by providing uniform standards and procedures.
This chapter is adopted under authority granted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, as amended.
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The Borough Council shall have the authority to approve or disapprove all preliminary and final subdivision or land development plat application as required herein.
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The Borough Planning Commission is hereby designated as the agency, which shall review and make recommendations to the governing body on all subdivision and land development plat applications as required herein.
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Preliminary and final subdivision and land development plat applications within the Borough of Mount Holly Springs shall be forwarded upon receipt, with the appropriate review fee, to the Cumberland County Planning Commission for review and report. The Borough Council shall not approve such applications until the county review report is received or until the expiration of 30 days from the date the application was forwarded to the County Planning Commission. As evidence of their review and report, officials of the County Planning Commission will sign preliminary and final plats, which have been formally approved by the Borough before such plats are presented for recording.
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The provisions contained with the Mount Holly Springs Borough Subdivision and Land Development (SLDO) Booklet[1] are incorporated and enforceable as part of this chapter; the provisions contained in the SLDO Booklet may be amended from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said booklet is on file in the Borough offices.
B. 
No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract, or parcel of land located in the Borough of Mount Holly Springs shall be effected; 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 or land development plat has been approved by Borough Council and publicly recorded in the manner prescribed herein; nor otherwise in strict accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) 
Provisions of this chapter that regulate site requirements, layout and design of subdivisions and land developments shall be considered flexible only when the proposed subdivision or land development encourages ingenuity in the layout and design of a proposed development.
(2) 
Developments that use the language in this section must provide evidence that they are designed with modern and evolving principals of site planning and development in accordance with Pennsylvania MPC Section 503.5.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10503(5).
(3) 
It is recommended that a pre-application meeting including a sketch plan showing the proposed layout be scheduled with Borough staff and officials when considering this option.
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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 or land development plat has been approved by the borough council and recorded, and until the improvements required in connection therewith have been either constructed or guaranteed in a manner prescribed herein.
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Unit or condominium subdivision of real property is included within the meaning of "subdivision and land development" as defined herein, and must comply with these regulations. Such compliance shall include, but not be limited to, the filing of preliminary and final plats; payment of established fees and charges; location of each structure; and clear definition of each unit, public easements, common areas, improvements, and all easements appurtenant to each unit.
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All subdivision and land development plats are subject to all applicable zoning regulations.
When interpreting and applying the revisions of this chapter, applicants shall be held to the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety, comfort, convenience and greater welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation (i.e., state enabling statutes, local zoning, or building codes, etc.), the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation adopted by this municipality impose greater restrictions than those of this chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance, or regulation shall prevail.