[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-600), 11-18-2008]
The City Planner shall be responsible for the administration of these Subdivision Regulations. The City Planner shall not engage, either directly or indirectly, in the business of surveying and no map, plat or subdivision shall be received for record or have any validity which has been prepared by, or under the direction of, the City Planner in violation of the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-601), 11-18-2008]
Whenever a lot, tract or parcel of land is of such unusual shape or size or is surrounded by such development or unusual condition that the strict application of these Subdivision Regulations would result in substantial difficulties or hardship, the subdivider may request a modification of such requirement. The request for a modification of any requirement shall be filed with the City Planner along with the required application fee. Such request shall set forth the specific modification requested and all supporting reasons and documentation. Such request shall describe why granting the modification will not detract from the spirit and intent of these Subdivision Regulations. The City Planner shall review the request and may require additional information be submitted to complete the review. Within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of all necessary information, the City Planner shall notify the subdivider in writing of the approval or denial of the request.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-602), 11-18-2008]
A. 
Whoever sells, offers for sale or leases for any time exceeding five (5) years any lot, block, parcel, part or division of land in the City in violation of these Subdivision Regulations shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each lot, block, parcel, division or parcel thereof so disposed of or offered for sale.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen shall not approve maps, plats, subdivisions, deeds or leases which extend for longer than five (5) year period or which attempt, or purport, to convey property contrary to the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations.
C. 
In case any map, plat or subdivision is recorded or attempted to be recorded or any deed or deeds recorded conveying property according to such map, plat or subdivision, the proper authorities of the City, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful conveyance of said property or to restrain, correct or abate such violation to prevent the occupancy of any buildings or structures erected on said premises or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or upon such premises.
D. 
Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the City Planner that any provisions of these Subdivision Regulations have been violated, it shall be his duty to notify the City Attorney or other appropriate City Official of this fact and that said official shall immediately take appropriate action and prosecute the same to final judgment against the person offending.
E. 
In case of a violation of these Subdivision Regulations, the proper authorities of the City or any person, the value or use of whose property is or may be affected by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate action or proceedings in equity or prevent the unlawful conveyance of the property which is the subject of such violation and to restrain, correct or abate such violation.
F. 
The City Planner shall have the power to make such orders, requirements, decisions and determinations as are necessary to administratively enforce these Subdivision Regulations.
G. 
Use Of Unapproved Plat.
1. 
Any person violating the prohibition on using an unapproved plat shall forfeit and pay to the City of Peculiar a penalty not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) per lot transferred or sold or agreed or negotiated to be sold. 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 transaction from this penalty.
2. 
The City of Peculiar may enjoin or vacate the sale or transfer or agreement by legal action and may recover the penalty in such action.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 405.950, Sediment in Public Right-of-Way, Notice To Remove, Penalty, enacted 11-18-2008 by §1(405-603) of Ord. No. 111808, was repealed 3-16-2015 by §III of Ord. No. 03162015B.
[Ord. No. 111808 §1(405-604), 11-18-2008]
Whenever a person has been found to be in violation of these Subdivision Regulations and has received written notice of such violation, they may file an appeal of such violation to the Municipal Court within thirty (30) days of the date of the written notice.