Preston Township Wayne County - Shepstone Management Company

Preston Township, Wayne County
Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
PRELIMINARY PLAT: The design map showing the proposed layout of the subdivision or land
development which, if approved by the Board of Supervisors, shall be stamped and signed indicating
preliminary approval. The preliminary plat that has been approved is not for recording purposes.
PRIVATE STREET: A street, road, access, easement, or right-of-way, constructed to the standards of
Preston Township, used for access that is not being dedicated or offered for dedication to Preston Township
and that will be owned and maintained by the landowner an Association or another persons.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER: An individual licensed and registered under the laws of this Commonwealth
on either a permanent or temporary basis to engage in the practice of engineering.
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR: An individual licensed and registered under the laws of this
Commonwealth on either a permanent or temporary basis to engage in the practice of land surveying.
PUBLIC STREET: A street, road, access, easement, or right-of-way used for access which is dedicated to
Preston Township, constructed to the standards of Preston Township, and which will be maintained by
Preston Township upon the Township acceptance of the same.
REAPPROVAL: The act of reapproving a lot or parcel of land which had been approved but not recorded in
the Register and Recorder's Office of Wayne County within the ninety (90) days as required by this
Ordinance.
RECREATIONAL LAND DEVELOPMENT: The division or re-division of a lot, tract or parcel of land, by any
means, into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot line
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, rent, sale or transfer of ownership, for the purpose
of providing a site for travel trailers, truck campers, camper trailers, motor homes and tents, for transient
use. Campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, primitive camping facilities and other similar facilities shall
fall under this definition. This definition is not, however, intended to cover second-home communities of
single-family dwellings or mobile home parks.
1) Transient recreational subdivisions or land developments are publicly operated facilities, or
businesses, offering sites with the usual accessory recreational and service facilities, not normally
including eating facilities, for use for tent camping and/or recreational vehicle camping by the
public at large on a transient basis. Sites are rented on a daily or weekly basis.
2) Non-transient recreational subdivisions or land developments are planned private communities
with recreational and service facilities, including central water and sewage and usually a restaurant
and/or bar, lounge, chapel, and community hall, for use only by occupants of tent and/or
recreational vehicle sites within the campground. Sites may be owned in common, or may be
owned individually by deed conveyance. or may be leased on an annual basis.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A vehicular unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for
recreational camping or travel use, which either has its own automotive power or is mounted on, or drawn
by, another vehicle. The basic entities are: travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.
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