§ 15. Violation and penalty

(a) No person shall be issued a building permit for any lot within the city before the plat of the subdivision in which the lot is located has been acknowledged and approved by the governing body and recorded as outlined in this ordinance.

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, or who sells or offers for sale any lot within any subdivision in the city prior to the final approval and recordation of the subdivision final plat, or who subdivides property and conveys title thereto to another by a conveyance which describes the property conveyed solely by metes and bounds instead of by lot number referenced to a subdivision plat with the intention to evade the provisions of this ordinance, shall be punished as provided for in section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Doniphan [Code of Ordinances, City of Doniphan, Missouri].

(c) The City of Doniphan may bring an action in the circuit court of Ripley County, Missouri, to enjoin the sale or offer for sale of any lot in any subdivision in the city prior to the approval and recording of the final plat of the subdivision as provided in this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 85-12, § 1, 10-15-85)