A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any land within
the jurisdiction of the Town to which these regulations may apply, or any
other person, firm or corporation, to subdivide any lot, tract or parcel of
land or lay out, construct, open or dedicate for public use or travel any
street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, drainage facilities or other facilities
in connection therewith or for the common use of occupants of buildings within
the subdivision unless and until:
(1)
A plat of such subdivision is caused to be made in accordance
with the regulations set forth herein and in §§ 5.01 through
5.07 of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended;
(2)
Approval is secured thereof from the Planning and Zoning
Commission as provided herein; and
(3)
Said Commission has caused copies of said plat to be
recorded in the office of the clerk of the court.
B.
No plat of any subdivision shall be recorded until it
shall have been submitted to and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission
as provided herein.
No land in a subdivision created after the adoption of these regulations
shall be transferred, sold or offered for sale, nor shall a building permit
be issued for a structure thereon, until a final plat of such subdivision
shall have been recorded in accordance with these regulations and the provisions
of the state and until the municipal improvements required in connection with
the subdivision have either been constructed or guaranteed as hereinafter
provided.
No building depending upon public water and sewerage or other utilities
shall be permitted to be occupied before such facilities are fully provided
and operational.
A.
Any person who violates these regulations shall be subject
to the penalties prescribed in § 5.05 of Article 66B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, as amended.
B.
It shall be unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct,
enlarge, change, maintain or use any building or land in violation of any
regulation or provision of this chapter, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or fail to comply with any reasonable requirements or conditions imposed by
the Board of Appeals.
C.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any regulation or provision of this chapter or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed guilty of a municipal infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-8 of this Code.[1]
