No map, plat, replat, or plan of a subdivision subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be recorded or received for recording in any public office unless or until that map, plat, replat, or plan shall bear the certified final approval of the administrator.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, PP, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
No building permit, septic tank permit, or other development permit shall be issued for any lot, tract, or parcel of land divided in violation of this chapter or local regulations adopted pursuant thereto unless the authority to issue such permits finds that the public interest will not be adversely affected thereby. The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to an innocent purchaser for value without actual notice. All purchasers' or transferees' property shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and each purchaser or transferee may bring action to recover his damages from any person, firm, corporation, or agent selling or transferring land in violation of this chapter, including any amount reasonably spent as a result of inability to obtain any development permit and spent to conform to the requirements of this chapter, as well as costs of investigation, suit, and reasonable attorney's fees occasioned thereby. Such purchaser or transferee may, as an alternative to conforming this property to these requirements, bring action to rescind the sale or transfer and recover costs of investigation, suit, and reasonable attorney's fees occasioned thereby.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, QQ, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
Whenever any parcel of land is divided into five or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land, and any person, firm, or corporation or any agent of any of them sells, leases, transfers, or offers or advertises for sale, lease, or transfer any such lot, tract, or parcel without having a final plat of such subdivision filed for record, the prosecuting attorney shall commence an action to restrain and enjoin further subdivisions for sale, lease, transfer, or offers for sale, lease, or transfer and compel compliance with all provisions of this article on those lands which previously have been subdivided, sold, leased, transferred, or offered for sale, lease, or transfer in noncompliance with this chapter. The costs of such action shall be taxed against the person, firm, corporation, or agent selling, leasing, or transferring the property.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, RR, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
In the enforcement of this chapter, the prosecuting attorney may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter from any person engaging in, or who has engaged in, such action or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of Lewis County. A violation of such assurance shall constitute a prima facie proof of a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, SS, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
Any person who violates any court order or injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, TT, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
Any person, firm, corporation, or association or any agent of any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates any provision of this chapter or any subsequent regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to the sale, offer for sale, lease, or transfer of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall be subject to the penalties in RCW 58.17.300.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, UU, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning a plat or subdivision of land within the county to represent that any improvement upon any of the streets, alleys, or other public ways of said plat or subdivision has been constructed according to the plans and specifications approved by the county engineer or has been supervised or inspected by the county engineer when such improvement has not been so constructed, supervised, or inspected.
(Ord. 1169 § 1, III, VV, 2000; Ord. 1269 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1325 § 1 (Att. B), 2021)