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July 20, 2020 page 10 Sec. 82-12. - Jurisdiction. 378 This chapter shall apply to all subdivisions of land located within the corporate limits of the city. 379 Sec. 82-13. - Compliance. 380 (a) No land which first requires an approved subdivision may be sold and no land shall be subdivided 381 within the corporate limits of the city until the subdivider has obtained approval of the subdivision and 382 the approved final plat is filed with the county recorder's office. 383 (b) No subdivider or subdivider's agent of any lot or parcel of land located in a proposed subdivision 384 shall transfer or sell any such parcel or lot before the subdivision has been approved by the city, in 385 accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and filed with the county recorder's office. 386 (ac) The subdivision of any lot or any parcel of land for the purpose of sale, transfer or lease by use of 387 metes and bounds description, deed, contract for deed, purchase agreement, registered land survey or 388 easement shall not be permitted except after full compliance with this chapter. 389 b) All subdivisions shall be plated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Chapter. 390 (d) Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, a subdivider may execute a purchase agreement which 391 provides for the sale of a proposed lot or parcel, which lot or parcel will not legally exist until after 392 full compliance with this chapter, as long as the purchase agreement provides that if the city does not 393 approve the subdivision, all earnest money paid shall be refunded to the purchaser and includes all 394 disclosures required by state statutes. 395 (e) Any person who sells or transfers a lot in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 396 (bf) No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any parcel or lot of land which 397 was created by subdivision and not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, and no excavation 398 of land or construction of any public or private improvements shall take place or be commenced except 399 in conformity with this chapter. 400 (cg) No subdivision shall be entitled to be recorded in the county recorder's office or have any validity 401 until the subdivision has been prepared, approved and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by this 402 chapter. The office of the county recorder shall not file or accept for filing any subdivision of land 403 unless it is accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution of the city approving the subdivision. 404 (dh) Every person who violates any provision of this chapter when he performings an act thereby 405 prohibited or declared unlawful, or fails to act when such failure is thereby prohibited or declared 406 unlawful, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor except as otherwise 407 stated in specific provisions this chapter. 408 (e) Appropriate actions and proceedings may be taken by law or in equity to prevent any violation of this 409 chapter to prevent unlawful construction, to recover damages, including attorney's fees, to restrain, 410 correct or abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises, and 411 these remedies shall be in addition to the penalties describe above and provided in State statutes. 412 413 State Law reference— Authority to require platting, Minn. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 3a; restrictions on 414 conveyances, Minn. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 4b. 415 Sec. 82-14. - Civil enforcement. 416 (a) Any subdivider or subdivider's agent who conveys a lot or parcel in violation of this chapter shall 417 forfeit and pay to the city a penalty of not less than $100.00 for each lot or parcel so conveyed. 418