The court entered a decree which ordered approval of the master plan, and enjoined the Board from taking any action inconsistent with the decree. The Board appeals. B. Size and shape of all lots shall be subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors. In no case shall the area or dimensions be less than that required by Chapter 25 or by approved proffered conditions applicable to any zoning district. If in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors any tract of land is unsuitable for subdivision, it shall not be subdivided.
Considerable discretion is left to the local government in such matters.
We agree with Countryside Investment. We have held that the General Assembly, in providing for local control of land subdivision, delegated to each locality a portion of the police power of this Commonwealth. Dillon Rule of strict construction controls our determination of the powers of local governing bodies. This rule provides that municipal corporations have only those powers that are expressly granted, those necessarily or fairly implied from expressly granted powers, and those that are essential and indispensable. When a local ordinance exceeds the scope of this authority, the ordinance is invalid.