This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "East Whiteland Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
of 1999."
The purposes of this chapter are to:
A.
Provide for the harmonious, orderly, efficient and
integrated growth of the Township, and the preservation and protection
of the public health, safety and general welfare.
B.
Assure that land to be developed shall be of such
character that it can be used safely without danger to health or peril
from fire, flood, erosion, smoke or other menace.
C.
Provide for proper control of stormwater runoff and
drainage, water supply, sewage disposal and other utility services.
D.
Provide for the coordination of existing and proposed
land, parks, streets and highway use.
E.
Provide for a safe, convenient and functional system
for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, on streets and pathways of such
width, grade and location as to accommodate prospective traffic as
determined by existing and probable future land and building uses.
F.
Provide for arrangement of building lots and streets
so as to afford adequate light, view and air and to facilitate fire
protection.
G.
Assure that land will be developed with full and constant
regard to topography and geologic conditions, so that the natural
beauty of the land and vegetation shall be protected and enhanced.
H.
Provide for adequate open spaces for recreation, light
and air and for adequate sites for schools, parks, playgrounds and
other community services, which shall be so located as to provide
access to such facilities for residents of all neighborhoods.
I.
Secure equitable handling of subdivision and land
development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards for
observance both by subdividers and Township officials.
A.
From and after the effective date of this chapter
or any amendment thereof, every subdivision and every land development
shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and all
standards and specifications adopted as part of this chapter. The
scope of this chapter shall include all matters over which, to the
extent permitted by law, the Township is authorized to exercise control
by enactment and enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited
to:
(1)
All improvements within the tract proposed to be subdivided
and/or developed; and
(2)
The improvement of public facilities, adjacent to
any tract proposed to be subdivided and/or developed, including streets,
drainage and other facilities which border upon any such tract; and
(3)
The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements
needed to adequately serve the proposed subdivision and/or land development,
provided the same are economically feasible in relation to the size
and scope of thereof.
B.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit condominium ownership as permitted by and in accordance with
the Uniform Condominium Act, Act of July 2, 1980, P.L. 286, No. 82,
as amended, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3102 et seq.
In the interpretation and application of the
provisions of this chapter, its provisions shall be held to be the
minimum required for the promotion and protection of the public health,
welfare and safety. Where the provisions of this chapter and all standards
and specifications pursuant to it impose greater restrictions than
those of any other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this
chapter and its standards and specifications shall be controlling.
Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation
impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such
statute, other ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.
