This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "East Norriton 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 sites suitable for building purposes and
human habitation.
C. To coordinate proposed streets with existing streets
or other proposed streets, parks or other features of the Township
Plan of Streets.
D. To provide adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation,
light and air and for proper distribution of population.
E. To ensure conformance of subdivision and land development
plans with the public improvements of the Township and coordination
of intermunicipal, county and commonwealth improvement plans and programs.
F. To secure equitable handling of all subdivision and
land development plans by providing uniform procedures and standards.
G. To regulate subdivisions and land developments within
the jurisdiction of the Township and concurrently to promote the highest
quality environment obtainable.
H. To ensure that the layout and arrangement of the subdivision
or land development plan is in conformance with the approved articles
or chapters of the Comprehensive Plan when such plan is adopted and
to any regulations or maps adopted in furtherance thereof.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held
to be minimum requirements to meet to 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.
No subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of
land shall be effected and no street, alley, sanitary sewer, storm
drain, water main, gas, oil and electric transmission line, 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 a building abutting thereon except in strict accordance
with the subdivision and land development regulations adopted hereunder.