[Amended 6-2-1997]
The terms and conditions of this chapter shall
be enforced through the Planning Board and/or the Zoning Official
of the Township.
A.
Premature sale.
(1)
Amount of penalty. If, before final subdivision
approval has been granted, any person transfers or sells or agrees
to sell, except pursuant to an agreement expressly conditioned on
final subdivision, as owner or agent, any land which forms a part
of a subdivision for which Township approval is required, such person
shall be subject to one or more of the following: to a penalty of
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not to exceed 90
days. Each lot disposition and each day in violation shall be deemed
a separate violation.
[Amended 6-2-1997]
(2)
Civil action. In addition to the foregoing,
Chester Township may institute and maintain a civil action:
(3)
Effect on transferee, purchaser or grantee.
In any such action, the transferee, purchaser or grantee is entitled
to a lien upon the portion of the land from which the subdivision
was made that remains in the possession of the developer, his or her
assigns or successors, to secure the return of any deposits made or
purchase price paid and also a reasonable search fee, survey expense
and title closing expense, if any. Any such action must be brought
within two years after the date of the recording of the instrument
of transfer, sale or conveyance of such land, or within six years,
if unrecorded.
B.
Other offenses.
(1)
Amount of penalty. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be punished by one or more of the following: a fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days
or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, for each offense.
Each lot disposition and each day that a violation occurs or is committed
will constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 6-2-1997]
C.
Stop-work orders and revocations. In the event of
failure to comply with requirements of this chapter or with the requirements
of plan approval, the Township Engineer may issue stop-work orders
and the Construction Official may refuse to issue building permits
and/or certificates of occupancy, and may revoke building permits
which have been issued.
