Section
Short Title, Purpose, Authority, Application and Interpretation
153.001 Short title
153.002 Purpose
153.003 Authority
153.004 Application of regulations
153.005 Interpretation and conflicts
Definitions
153.020 General interpretation
153.021 Specific words and phrases
Procedures
153.035 Preapplication consultation
153.036 Sketch plan
153.037 Submission of plans
153.038 Referral of plans
153.039 Review of plans
153.040 Public hearings
153.041 Approval of plans
153.042 Effect of preliminary plan approval
153.043 Effect of final plan approval
153.044 Recording of final plan
153.045 Resubdivision
153.046 Effect of change in this chapter
153.047 Affect of plat approval on official map
Plan Requirements
153.060 Sketch plan
153.061 Preliminary plan
153.062 Final plan
153.063 As-built plans
General Design Principles
153.075 Application
153.076 Land requirements
153.077 Street system
153.078 Street design
153.079 Curbs and sidewalks
153.080 Stormwater drainage
153.081 Lot grading for subdivision and land developments
153.082 Blocks and lots
153.083 Development on private street discouraged
153.084 Open space, lot siting, planting and beautification for subdivision and land development
153.085 Contribution for recreation purposes
153.086 Erosion and sediment control
153.087 Floodplain area regulations
Improvements, Dedication and Reservation
153.100 Monuments and markers
153.101 Streets
153.102 Curbs, gutters and sidewalks
153.103 Street name signs
153.104 Street trees
153.105 Street lights
153.106 Sewage disposal
153.107 Water supply
153.108 Flood-proofing of all other utilities
153.109 Storm drainage
153.110 Fire hydrants
153.111 Completion of improvements or guarantee thereof prerequisite to final plat approval
153.112 Release from improvement bond
153.113 Remedies to effect completion of improvements
153.114 Offers of dedication
153.115 Land reservation
153.116 Effect of plan recording on dedication and reservations
Mobile Home Parks
153.130 Grant of power
153.131 Purpose, authority and jurisdiction
153.132 General procedure and plan requirements
153.133 Design standards
153.134 Improvements and construction requirements
153.135 Fees
Stormwater Management
153.150 Stormwater management requirements
Administration and Enforcement
153.165 Enforcement
153.166 Modifications
153.167 Amendments
153.168 Fees
153.169 Preventive remedies
153.170 Enforcement remedies
153.171 Appeals
153.172 Flood warning and disclaimer of liability
153.173 Municipal liability
153.174 Interpretation
153.999 Penalty
Appendix A: Subdivision Plan Form
SHORT TITLE, PURPOSE, AUTHORITY, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION
These regulations are adopted for the following purposes:
(A) To protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the borough;
(B) To guide the future growth and development of the borough, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the borough;
(C) To provide for adequate light, air and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood and other danger; and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population;
(D) To protect the character and social and economic stability of the borough and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of the borough;
(E) To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the borough, and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;
(F) To guide public and private policy and action in order to provide adequate and efficient transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation and other public requirements and facilities;
(G) To provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the circulation of traffic within the borough, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings, and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building lines;
(H) To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivision and resubdivisions, in order to further the orderly layout and use of land; and to ensure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of subdivided land;
(I) To ensure that public facilities are available and will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivision;
(J) To prevent the pollution of air, streams and ponds; to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources in order to preserve the community and value of the land;
(K) To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the borough and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features;
(L) To provide for open spaces through efficient design and layout of the land; and
(M) Finally, to ensure that documents prepared as part of a land ownership transfer fully and accurately describe the parcel of land being subdivided, and the new parcels thus created.
(2006 Code, § 22-102) (Ord. 90-9, passed 9-10-1990, § 102)
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