(A) General.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Planning Department to enforce these requirements.
(2) No owner, or agent of the owner, of any parcel of the land located in a proposed subdivision shall transfer or sell any part of the parcel before a final plat of the subdivision has been approved by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of the regulations and filed with the Clerk and Recorder of Titus County.
(3) The subdivision of any lot or any parcel of land by the use of metes and bounds description for the purpose of development is prohibited except as provided by state law.
(4) No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building or structure located on a lot or plat subdivided or sold in violation of the provisions of these regulations, nor shall the municipality have any obligation to issue certificates of occupancy or to extend utility services to any parcel created in violation of these regulations.
(B) Civil enforcement. Appropriate actions and proceeding may be taken in law or in equity to prevent any violation of these regulations, to prevent unlawful construction, to recover damages, to restrain, correct, or abate a violation and to prevent illegal occupancy of a building structure or premises. These remedies shall be in addition to the penalties described in § 154.99.
(Ord. 2005-6, § 1.15, passed 9-20-05)