[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.