1. All portions of a tract being subdivided or developed shall be taken up in lots, streets, public lands or other proposed uses so that remnants and landlocked areas shall not be created.
2. Reserve strips controlling access to lots, public rights-of-way, public lands or adjacent private lands shall be prohibited unless their control is placed with the Township under conditions of the Board of Supervisors.
3. Lot lines shall follow Township boundary lines rather than cross them.
4. Subdivisions, land developments, and locations of structures shall be laid out so as to avoid the necessity for excessive cut or fill. Excessive cut or fill shall be defined as site improvements requiring greater than 4 feet of excavation or backfill. Site disturbance, grading, and/or removal of vegetation shall be the absolute minimum necessary to meet Ordinance requirements. Natural drainage patterns and vegetation shall be preserved to maximize infiltration of water.
5. Land subject to flooding or other hazards to life, health, or property shall not be platted for residential occupancy or for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life, or property, or aggravate erosion until all such hazards have been eliminated or unless adequate safeguards against such hazards are provided by the subdivision plans. Such land within the subdivision or land development shall be set aside on the plan for uses which shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation and shall not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
6. Every possible means shall be provided to preserve trees, groves, waterways, scenic points, historic spots, or other community assets and landmarks that are located within a proposed subdivision or land development.
7. Proposed subdivisions or land developments shall be coordinated with existing nearby neighborhoods so that the community as a whole may develop harmoniously.
8. Where the preliminary plan includes a portion of a tract which could be further subdivided or developed under the standards of the Zoning Ordinance, the applicant shall be required to submit a prospective street/lot layout for the entire tract which shall respect the Natural Resource Protection Standards included in Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance, open space requirements in Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance, and street, stormwater management, and sanitary sewage disposal regulations included within this Article.
(Ord. 163, passed 2-28-2012, § 502)