This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Millersville Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A. To assist in the orderly, efficient and integrated
development of land in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
B. To facilitate the rational movement of traffic.
C. To ensure coordination and conformance of subdivision
and land development plans with the public improvement plans of the
Borough.
D. To provide for the proper extension of community services
and facilities at minimum cost and maximum convenience.
E. To ensure equitable handling of all subdivision and
land development plans by providing uniform standards and procedures.
F. To promote the general health, safety and welfare
of the residents of the Borough.
As stated in § 501 of the Municipalities
Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10501, the Borough Council may
regulate subdivisions and land development within the Borough by enacting
a subdivision and land development ordinance.
The Borough Council shall have jurisdiction
and control of subdivision and land development within the Borough
limits. In order that the actions by the Borough Council under this
chapter may be correlated with all relevant data and procedures, the
Borough Council hereby designates the Borough Planning Commission
as the agency of the Borough Council:
A. To which all applications relating to either preliminary
or final approval of subdivision and land development plans shall
be initially submitted.
B. With which applicants shall hold all preliminary consultations
relating to the plans.
C. Which shall make recommendations to the Borough Council
concerning approval, disapproval, modification and conditions of approval
of such plans.
D. Which shall make recommendations to the Borough Council
concerning the interpretation of and the granting of modifications
to provisions and standards of this chapter.
[Amended 5-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-4]
All proposed subdivision and land development
in the Borough must be approved by the Borough Council; except for
those types of land development enumerated in Section 503(1.1) of
the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10503(1.1).
Those include the conversion of single-family dwellings into three
or fewer residential units, the addition of accessory buildings, or
the conversion of buildings within an amusement park.