A.
The Planning Board of the City of Saco shall administer this chapter.
No person, firm, corporation, or legal entity may convey, offer, lease,
develop, build upon or agree to convey any land in a subdivision which
has not been approved by the Planning Board and recorded in the Registry
of Deeds.
B.
Recording. No plan of a division of land within the City which would
constitute a subdivision shall be recorded in the Registry of Deeds
until a final plan has been approved by the Planning Board in accordance
with this chapter.
C.
Utilities. No public utility, water district, sanitary district,
or any utility company of any kind shall serve any lot in a subdivision
for which a final plan has not been approved by the Planning Board.
D.
Development of a subdivision without Planning Board approval shall
be a violation of law.
E.
Conveyance. No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity may
convey, offer, lease, develop, build upon or agree to convey any land
in an approved subdivision which is not shown on the final plan as
a separate lot.
F.
Penalties for conveyance. Any person, firm, corporation, or other
legal entity who conveys, offers, leases, develops, builds upon or
agrees to convey any land in a subdivision which has not been approved
as required by this chapter and Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4406
shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than
those amounts set forth in Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452 for
each such conveyance, offering, lease development, building or agreement.
Each day in violation shall constitute a separate offense. The City
may institute proceedings to enjoin the violation of this section
and may collect attorney's fees and court costs if it is the prevailing
party.
G.
No work of any nature shall commence until such time as the Planning
Board approves a final plan and it has been recorded at the Registry
of Deeds.
H.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for enforcing this
chapter.
