[R.O. 2004 § 410.450; Ord. No. 2.56 § 3(Art. 1 § 1.13), 1-9-2001]
A. General.
1.
It shall be the duty of the City
Officers and Officials to enforce these requirements and to bring
the attention of the Board of Aldermen and City Attorney any violations
of these regulations.
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 Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance
with the provisions of the regulations and filed with the applicable
public and quasi-public departments, offices or agencies of the City
and County.
3.
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. Violations And Penalties. Any person, firm,
association, partnership or corporation violating the provisions of
these regulations is guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction
thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00), plus costs, for each offense and shall stand committed
to jail until such fine and costs be paid or otherwise discharged
according to law. The City of Mount Vernon, Missouri, shall further
have the authority to maintain suits or action in any court of competent
jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing any provisions of these
regulations and to abate nuisances maintained in violation thereof;
and in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus
or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful
erection or use or to correct or abate such violation or to prevent
the occupancy of the building, structure or land. Each day such violation
is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense and shall be punishable as a separate offense.