A. 
Premature sale. If before final subdivision approval has been granted any person transfers or sells or agrees to transfer or sell, except pursuant to an agreement expressly conditioned upon final subdivision approval, as owner or agent, any land which forms a part of a subdivision for which municipal approval is required, such person shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each lot or parcel being the subject of such a conveyance or contract to convey.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Civil action. In addition to the foregoing, the Borough of Montvale may institute and maintain a civil action for injunctive relief and to set aside and invalidate any conveyance made pursuant to such a contract of sale if a certificate of compliance has not been issued in accordance with law.
C. 
Unlawful tree removal.
[Added 11-11-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1072]
(1) 
In the event that a tree is removed in violation of § 350-49B, the owner of said property shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 or a penalty of imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both. The illegal removal of each tree in violation of this section shall be deemed a separate violation carrying with it a separate fine. Each and every day such a violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In addition to the foregoing, the Borough may institute a civil action for injunctive relief restraining the continuation of any unlawful tree removal project. Finally, the owner of said property shall be required to replace each and every tree so removed in violation of § 350-49B.
(2) 
In the event that the Borough shall be required to undertake the replacement of said trees, all or part of the cost associated with such tree replacement shall be billed directly to the owner of the property. In the event that the owner shall fail to remit said payment, the cost of any such tree replacement, with interest thereon, shall be assessed upon the land. Said costs shall forthwith become a lien upon the lands and shall be added to and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied. Said sums shall be certified to the person or persons whose duty it is to collect the taxes of the Borough of Montvale and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes.
(3) 
Ignorance of the existence of this chapter or violation of this chapter through inadvertence shall not constitute a valid defense in either a civil or criminal proceeding.
All amendments and supplements to this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of New Jersey law.
In the interpretation and the application of the provisions of this chapter, the requirements herein contained shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Montvale. Any action taken by the approving authority and the governing body under the terms of this chapter shall give primary consideration to the above-mentioned matters and to the welfare of the entire community.
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances, other than Chapter 400, Zoning, of the Borough of Montvale, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon publication and final passage as provided by law.