A.
No lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be subdivided
and no land may be developed and no street, sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, water main, or containment facility may be laid out, constructed,
opened, or dedicated for public use or travel, or for the use of occupants
of buildings abutting or to abut on them, except in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter and other applicable Township ordinances.
B.
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to build, alter, or repair any building on land in a subdivision or land development may be issued, and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land development until a final subdivision or land development plan has been approved and recorded, in accordance with this chapter, and where required, improvements have been completed or their completion has been assured by a performance guarantee consistent with the terms of Article V of Act 247.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10501
et seq.
C.
The scope of this chapter shall include all matters
over which, 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 any tract undergoing subdivision
or land development;
(2)
The improvement of public facilities, adjacent to
any tract undergoing subdivision or land development, including streets
and drainage facilities which border upon any such tract; and
(3)
The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements
needed to adequately serve the subdivision or land development, provided
that the extent of required off-site improvements shall be economically
feasible in relation to the size and scope of the proposed subdivision
or land development.
