(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) (1) In the event the grantee fails to respond to any request for additional material or information, the City Council may direct the immediate reduction of basic rates to 75% of the FCC Benchmark for cable subscribers for a period not to exceed 90 days for each violation. The City Council may also direct the imposition of penalties of up to $100 per day for each day that a violation occurs, to be chargeable to the grantee. The grantee shall be entitled to demand a public hearing before the City Council to contest the assessment of penalties hereunder.
(1) Termination of the franchise and/or filing suit within the Circuit Court for placement of such franchise in receivership;
(a) Imposition of fines not to exceed $100 per day for each scheduled item that the grantee fails to comply with;
(b) An order directing the immediate roll-back of basic cable rates to 75% of the FCC Benchmark; and/or
(c) An order directing that the appropriate refunds be made to subscribers and the means the grantee is to employ in making such refunds.
(3) The grantee shall be entitled to a public hearing before the City Council to contest the assessment of penalties hereunder.
(1979 Code, § 2.124)
(C) A violation of §§ 114.25 through 114.42, or the terms or conditions of a permit, shall be a violation of the city code and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 10.99. Nothing in this division (C) shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the city in the event of a violation by a person of this subchapter or a permit.
(Ord. 118, passed 2-1-1994; Ord. 159, passed 9-16-2003)