A. It is unlawful to record any plan or plat of a subdivision in the office of the county recorder unless the same shall bear thereon the approval of the planning commission.
B. Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision within the city, transfers or sells any land in such subdivision before the plan thereof has been approved by the planning commission and recorded in the office of the county recorder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each lot or parcel of land so transferred or sold and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred ninety nine dollars ($299.00) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The description of lots or parcels of land by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transfer shall not exempt the transaction from the penalties or from the remedies herein provided, except under conditions specifically set forth in section 17.08.180 of this chapter.
D. The city may enjoin such transfer or sale by agreement or action for injunction brought in any court of equity jurisdiction, or may recover said penalty by a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Prior code § 12-4-8)