This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in Article V, Section 501, of Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended by Act 170 of December 21, 1988, and all subsequent amendments.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
This chapter shall become effective upon adoption by the Township of Brighton Board of Supervisors pursuant to procedures outlined in Sections 504, 505 and 506 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Brighton."
No subdivision of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall be effected, no street, sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer, water main or other facilities in connection therewith shall be laid out, constructed, opened or dedicated for public use or travel, no grading of the property shall be commenced or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting said improvements, except in strict accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
A. 
Land development that involves the conversion of an existing detached or semidetached single-family dwelling into not more than three residential units, unless intended as a condominium, are hereby excluded from regulations contained herein, as are additions of accessory buildings, including farm buildings, on lots upon which a principal structure exists, and additions or conversions of buildings or rides within the confines of an amusement park. Newly acquired land to be included within the confines of an amusement park, as defined, is not excluded from the application of regulations contained herein.
B. 
If land development is proposed on a lot of record, verification of which shall be supplied by the applicant, the required procedure for the recording of plats is hereby waived.
No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to erect alter or repair any structure or building upon land in a subdivision shall be issued and no building shall be erected in a subdivision or grading of the property commenced unless and until a subdivision plan has been approved and recorded where required, and until the improvements therewith have either been constructed or guaranteed as hereinafter provided.
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
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To guide the orderly and efficient development of the Township.
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To promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of the Township.
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To provide for the equitable processing of subdivision and land development plans by establishing uniform procedures and standards.