The requirements of this article shall apply to all applicants
submitting a final plan for subdivision or land development in Lower
Salford Township. Before the final plan is signed and made ready for
recording or prior to the issuance of any permits needed for construction
or occupancy of any subdivision or land development, all applicants
are required to complete to the satisfaction of the Lower Salford
Township Board of Supervisors or ensure the completion of all Required
Improvements in manner set forth in this article and in the Lower
Salford Township Administrative Guidelines for Subdivision and Land
Development Proposals.
No final plan shall be approved until the applicant has either:
A. Completed all of the Required Improvements identified by the Board
of Supervisors for final plan approval, in compliance with the requirements
of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code;
or
B. Provided a proper financial guaranty in a manner acceptable to the
Township for the Required Improvements, in compliance with the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code.
(1) The work completed or guaranteed shall be in strict accordance with
the approved plans and the requirements of this chapter.
(2) No lot in a subdivision may be sold, and no permit to erect, alter
or repair any building upon land in a subdivision or land development
will be issued unless and until a subdivision and/or land development
plan has been approved, and where required, recorded and until the
required improvements have either been completed or guaranteed for
completion as required herein.
(3) The applicant shall also guarantee that no lot will be sold or building
constructed in any floodplain area except in compliance with the floodplain
management requirements of this chapter, the Township's Zoning
Ordinance and the Township's building code.
When the Required Improvements are certified as complete by
the Township Engineer, the Board shall require posting of financial
security by the applicant to secure the structural integrity and functioning
of the Required Improvements in accordance with the design and specifications
as depicted on the approved final plan and the applicable provisions
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
Where the maintenance of Improvements is to be the responsibility
of individual lot owners, a homeowners' association or similar
entity, or an organization capable of carrying out maintenance responsibilities,
the Board of Supervisors shall require that maintenance responsibilities
be set forth in perpetual covenants or deed restrictions binding on
the landowners' successors in interest, and may further require
that an initial maintenance fund be established in a reasonable manner.