In case any development is undertaken, occupied or used in violation of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order made under the authority of this chapter or in case such violation is threatened, the Zoning Officer, in his own official behalf or on behalf of the municipality or any municipal agency or any interested party, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such violation or to restrain, correct, or abate such violation or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, occupancy, or use in or about the premises that are subject of the development; provided that no such action or proceeding shall be instituted by the Zoning Officer in any court other than the Municipal Court, except in case of emergency, unless the governing body shall first have authorized the same.