Environmental
Under Pennsylvania's Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537), before a subdivision can be approved, municipalities must:
AObtain PREC approval for the number of lots
BEnsure adequate sewage disposal facilities exist or will be provided for the new development✓ Correct
CDemonstrate that the development is adjacent to a municipal water system
DFile a Phase I ESA with PADEP
Explanation
Pennsylvania's Act 537 requires municipalities to adopt and maintain sewage facilities plans. Before approving a subdivision, municipalities must ensure adequate sewage disposal — either connection to a public system or approval of on-lot (septic) systems by the municipal sewage enforcement officer (SEO).
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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