(a) No lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be subdivided, and no land may be developed, and no street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or concomitant facility may be laid out, constructed, opened, or dedicated for public use or travel, or for the use of occupants of buildings abutting or to abut on them, except in accordance with the provisions of this Subdivision and Land Development Code and other applicable Borough ordinances.
(b) No lot in a subdivision may be sold, no permit to build, alter, or repair any building on land in a subdivision or land development may be issued, and no buildings may be erected in a subdivision or land development until a final subdivision or land development plan has been approved and recorded, in accordance with this Code and, where required, improvements have been completed or their completion has been assured by a performance guarantee consistent with the terms of Article V of the MPC and with Sections 1286.13 and 1294.01 of this Code.
(c) The scope of this Subdivision and Land Development Code shall include all matters over which, by law, the Borough is authorized to exercise control by enactment and enforcement of this Code, including, but not limited to:
(1) All improvements within any tract undergoing subdivision or land development;
(2) The improvement of public facilities adjacent to any tract undergoing subdivision or land development, including streets and drainage facilities which border upon any such tract; and
(3) The installation or enhancement of off-site improvements needed to adequately serve the subdivision or land development, provided that the extent of required off-site improvements shall be economically feasible in relation to the size and scope of the proposed subdivision or land development.
(d) The granting of a permit, or the approval of a plan of subdivision or land development shall not constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by the Borough, or by any official, employee, agent, or advisor of the Borough as to the practicability, adequacy, functioning, or safety of any use, improvement, facility or system installed or maintained pursuant to the aforementioned permit or approval, and such permit or approval shall not create any liability upon the Borough, or upon any officials, employees, agents, or advisors thereof.
(e) No section of this Code shall be construed to prohibit condominium ownership as permitted by the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act of 1980.
(Ord. 961, § 301. Passed 8-13-01.)