Brochures, disclosure statements, publications and advertising of any form relating to subdivided land shall:
(A) Not misrepresent or contain false, misleading or inaccurate statements of fact;
(B) Not describe deeds, title insurance or other items included in a transaction as “free”, and shall not state that any parcel is “free” or given as an “award” or “prize” if any consideration is required for any reason;
(C) Not describe the parcels available for “closing costs only” or in similar terms unless all such costs are accurately and completely itemized or when additional parcels must be purchased at a higher price;
(D) Not include an asterisk or other reference symbol as a means of contradicting or substantially changing any statement;
(E) If subdivision illustrations are used, accurately portray the subdivision in its present state, and if illustrations are used portraying points of interest outside the subdivision, state the actual road miles from the subdivision;
(F) Not contain artists’ conceptions of the subdivision or any facilities within the subdivision unless clearly described as such, and shall not contain maps unless such are accurately draw to the scale indicated;
(G) Not contain reference to any facilities, points of interest or municipalities that are located outside the subdivision unless the distances from the subdivision are stated in the advertisement in actual road miles;
(H) Refer to where the subdivider’s disclosure statement may be obtained if a disclosure statement is required for the subdivision; and
(I) Copies of all brochures, publications and advertising relating to the subdivided land shall be filed with the Board of Trustees and the Planning and Zoning Commission within 15 days after initial use by the subdivider.
(Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-19-2013) Penalty, see § 151.999