[Amended 1-15-1990 by Ord. No. 296]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Upper Providence Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. 
To assist orderly, efficient, integrated and harmonious development of the Township.
B. 
To assure the development of sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
C. 
To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets or other proposed streets or other features of the Township.
D. 
To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air and for proper distribution of the population.
E. 
To ensure the conformance of subdivision and land development plans with the public improvements of the Township.
F. 
To ensure that the layout and arrangement of the subdivision or land development plan is in conformance with the Upper Providence Township Comprehensive Plan and with any regulations or maps adopted in furtherance thereof.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements to meet the above-stated purposes. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than those of this chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall prevail.
A. 
Subdivision of a lot or construction, opening or dedication of a street. No subdivision or land development of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall be made, and no street, alley, sanitary sewer, storm drain, water main, gas, oil or electric transmission line or other improvements in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed or dedicated for public use or travel or for the common use of occupants of a building abutting thereon, except in strict accordance with this chapter.
B. 
Sale of lots, issuance of building permits or erection of buildings. No lot in a subdivision or land development may be sold, and no permit to erect, alter or repair any building upon land in a subdivision or land development may be let, unless and until a plat has been approved and, where required, recorded and until the required improvements in connection therewith from the lot or building to an existing improved street have either been constructed or the Township has been assured that the improvements will subsequently be installed by means of a proper completion guaranty in the form of a bond or the deposit of funds or securities in escrow sufficient to cover the cost of the required improvements as estimated by the Township Engineer.
C. 
Condominiums. The sale of dwelling or commercial units as condominiums under the Uniform Condominium Act (68 Pa. C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.) shall be permitted in accordance with this chapter, and no regulation within this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the condominium form of ownership.
[Amended 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301]
The Board of Supervisors may grant a modification of the requirements of one or more provisions of this chapter if the literal enforcement will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question, provided that such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and that the purpose and intent of the chapter is observed. All requests for a modification shall be in writing and shall accompany and be a part of the application for development. The request shall state in full the grounds and facts of unreasonableness or hardship on which the request is based, the provision or provisions of the chapter involved and the minimum modification necessary. The Board of Supervisors may refer to the request for modification to the planning agency for advisory comments. The Board of Supervisors shall keep a written record of all action on all requests for modifications.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to all remedies and enforcement provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, including, without limitation, Sections 515.1, 515.2 and 515.3 as now or thereafter amended.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §§ 10515.1, 10515.2 and 10515.3.