[Amended 10-19-1998 by Ord. No. HR-278]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tredyffrin Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter has been prepared in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., Act 247 of 1968, as amended) and the Tredyffrin Township Comprehensive Plan for the following purposes:
A.
To assure sites suitable for building purposes and human habitation.
B.
To assist orderly, efficient, integrated and harmonious development of the Township.
C.
To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets or other proposed streets, parks or other features of the Township.
D.
To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air and for the proper distribution of population.
E.
To ensure coordination of subdivision and land development plans with Township, intermunicipal, county and commonwealth improvement plans.
F.
To prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment, consistent with the mandates of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Article I, Section 27 (The Environmental Amendment) of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
G.
To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
H.
To protect the social and economic stability of the Township and conserve the value of land and buildings in the Township.
I.
Provide for proper control of runoff and drainage, water supply, sewage disposal and other utility services.
J.
To create conditions favorable to the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Tredyffrin Township.
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 more restrictive provision of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall prevail. Whenever references are made to other statutes, ordinances or publications, the reference shall include the latest reenactment, revision or republication.
From and after the effective date hereof, the Board of Supervisors of Tredyffrin Township shall have the authority to regulate subdivision and land development within the Township.
A.
The Board of Supervisors shall have jurisdiction over the subdivision and development of land within the Township limits.
B.
Final authority for the approval or denial of approval for all preliminary and final subdivision plans shall be vested in the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Article IV, Subdivision Procedures, hereof. Final authority for approval or denial for all preliminary and final land development plans shall be vested in the Planning Commission of Tredyffrin Township, in accordance with Article V hereof, entitled "Land Development Procedures."
C.
In order to aid the Board of Supervisors in its consideration of subdivisions and land developments, the Board of Supervisors hereby decrees that the Planning Commission of Tredyffrin Township shall have the responsibility and the authority to perform the following functions:
(1)
All subdivision and land development plans upon submission to the Zoning Officer of the Township shall be referred to the Planning Commission for review.
(2)
The Planning Commission, after review of subdivision plans, shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning approval, disapproval, modification and/or conditions for approval of such plans.
(3)
The Planning Commission, after review of land development plans, shall approve or deny approval of such plans in accordance with Article V, Land Development Procedures, hereof.
(4)
The Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning the interpretation of or the granting of modifications to provisions and standards of this chapter.