Article 1365
VARIANCES, AMENDMENT
AND PENALTY
Sections:
1365.01 Variances.
Where the city officials find that extraordinary hardships may result from strict compliance with the requirements of the land subdivision regulations, the planning commission may recommend and council may vary the requirements of the land subdivision regulations so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured; provided, that such variation shall not have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose of the comprehensive general plan of the City of Meadville, Pennsylvania. (Ord. 2736 § 1, 1970)
1365.02 Amendment.
The requirements of the land subdivision regulations may, from time to time, be supplemented, amended or repealed all or in part by the vote of the majority of the members of council and in accordance with the same process as required for the original adoption of the land subdivision regulations. (Ord. 2736 § 1, 1970)
1365.03 Validity.
Should any article, section, subsection or requirement of the land subdivision regulations be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the land subdivision regulations as a whole or of any other part thereof. (Ord. 2736 § 1, 1970)
1365.04 Repealer.
Any regulations, resolutions or ordinances, or part of same, inconsistent with the requirements of the land subdivision regulations, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (Ord. 2736 § 1, 1970)
1365.99 Penalty.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which being the owner or agent of the owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall lay out, construct, open or dedicate any street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main or other improvements for public use, travel or other purposes or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, or who sells, transfers or agrees or enters into an agreement to sell any land in a subdivision or land development whether by reference to or by other use of a plat of such subdivision or land development or otherwise, or erect any building thereon, unless and until a final plat has been prepared in full compliance with the provisions of these land subdivision regulations and has been recorded as provided herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof such person or the members of such partnership or the officers of such corporation, or the agent of any of them, responsible for such violation shall pay a fine not exceeding $100.00 per lot or parcel or per dwelling within each lot or parcel. All fines collected for such violations shall be paid over to the City of Meadville. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the seller or transferor from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided. (Ord. 2736 § 1, 1970)