(a)
No permit shall be issued by the city for the installation of septic tanks upon any lot for which a final plat has not been approved and filed for record, or upon any lot in which the standards contained herein or referred to herein have not been complied with in full.
(b)
No building, repair, gas, mechanical, plumbing or electrical permit shall be issued by the city for any structure on a lot for which a final plat has not been approved and filed for record, nor for any structure on a lot in which the standards contained herein or referred to herein have not been complied with in full.
(c)
The city shall not sell or supply any water, gas or sewer service to a lot for which a final plat has not been approved or filed for record, nor in which the standards contained herein or referred to herein have not been complied with in full.
(d)
In behalf of the city, the city attorney shall, when directed by the city council, institute appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article or the standards referred to herein with respect to any violation thereof which occurs within the city, within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city as such jurisdiction is determined under the Municipal Annexation Act (Tex. Loc. Gov’t. Code, 43.001 et seq.), or within any area subject to all or a part of the provisions of this article.
(e)
No changes, erasures, modifications or revisions shall be made in any plat of a lot after approval has been given by the city council and endorsed on the plat in writing, unless such change, modification or revision is first submitted to and approved by the city council.
(f)
Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the issuance of permits for any lots upon which a residential building exists and was in existence prior to passage of this article (August 12, 2003) with the exception of an addition to a residential building which must be in compliance with this article.
(g)
Violation of any provision or provisions of this article by any person shall constitute a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction of such violation a fine as provided for in the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code shall be imposed, and each day that such violation continues shall be a separate offense. No conviction or convictions under the penal provisions of this article shall ever be considered as any bar to any injunctive or other legal remedy, relief, right, or power existing in the city of enforcing the application and provisions of this article by virtue of the constitution and the laws of the state.
(Ordinance 3-06 adopted 8/12/03)