A. Any person, firm, corporation or association or any agent of any person, firm, corporation or association who violates any provision of this title adopted pursuant to state law, relating to the sale, offer for sale, lease or transfer of any lot, tract or parcel of land shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and each sale, offer for sale, lease or transfer of each separate lot, tract or parcel of land in violation of any provision of this title shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.

B. Any person who violates any court order or injunction issued pursuant to this title or state law shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both.

C. Any person, firm, corporation or association or any agent of any person, firm, corporation or association who violates any provision of this title or any permit or written order or decision issued pursuant to this title shall be subject to a Class 2 civil infraction citation as defined in the City’s civil infractions ordinance.

D. If performance of an offer or agreement to sell, lease or otherwise transfer a lot, tract, or parcel of land following preliminary plat approval is expressly conditioned on the recording of the final plat containing the lot, tract, or parcel under this chapter, the offer or agreement is not subject to the penalties above and does not violate any provision of this chapter. All payments on account of an offer or agreement conditioned as provided in this section shall be deposited in an escrow or other regulated trust account and no disbursement to sellers shall be permitted until the final plat is recorded. [Ord. 60 § 1, 1996.]