[Amended 5-17-1974 by Ord. No. 1039; 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1491]
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which being the
owner or agent of the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall
lay out, construct, open or dedicate any streets, sanitary sewer,
storm sewer, water main or other improvements for public use, travel
or other purposes or for the common use of occupants of buildings
abutting thereon, or who sells, transfers or agrees or enters into
an agreement to sell any land in a subdivision or land development
or otherwise, or erect any building thereof, unless and until a final
plat has been prepared in full compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and of the regulations adopted hereunder and has been recorded
as provided here, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, such person or the members of such partnership or the officers
of such corporation or the agent of any of them responsible for such
violation shall pay a fine not exceeding $100 per lot or parcel per
dwelling within each lot or parcel. All fines collected for such violations
shall be paid over to the City of Warren. The description by metes
and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in
the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the seller
or transferor from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided.
