A cable company who is determined to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall be penalized by a fine, loss of franchise, or both fine and loss of franchise. A fine not to exceed $100 per day for each day of outage, or a fine not to exceed the total sum of $500 in the event of a violation other than an outage, shall be the maximum penalty for the first violation of a cable company within a 12-month period. The finding of a second violation by the same cable company violating the same provision of this chapter within the same 12-month period shall be a maximum of $200 per day for each day of outage, or a fine not to exceed $1,000 in the event of a violation other than an outage. The finding of a third violation of the same provision of this chapter within a 12-month period shall bear the same maximum penalties as the second violation, except that the cable company committing such third violation within said period may further include the penalty of a probationary franchise status for the balance of the same 12-month period. A subsequent violation of the same provision of this chapter within the same 12-month period shall give the Board of Commissioners the right to revoke the franchise of the cable company effective 120 days from the date of any such order.
(Ord. 1990-10, passed 7-31-1990)