(a) Whoever willfully violates any rule or regulation of this chapter, or fails to comply with an order issued pursuant thereto, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Such sum shall be recovered, with costs, in an appropriate action brought by the Law Director in the name of the Municipality and for the use thereof.
(b) Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land within the Municipality, who willfully transfers any lot, parcel, or tract of such land from or in accordance with a plat of a subdivision, before such plat has been approved by the Municipality shall forfeit and pay the sum of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each lot, parcel, or tract of land so sold. The description of such lot, parcel or tract by metes and bounds in the deed or transfer shall not serve to exempt the seller from the forfeiture provided in this section.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation who subdivided, sells, agrees to sell, transfers or conveys any land in violation of the rules and regulations established by this ordinance or who neglects to comply with an order issued pursuant thereto, or who otherwise violates any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations governing the platting of the land within the Municipality, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) each day such violation continues constituting a separate offense.
(Ord. 3-95. Passed 1-17-95.)