(a) In addition to complying with subscriber service, consumer protection standards and privacy standards required by Public Utilities Code section 5900(a) and (b), a franchisee shall also comply with the County standards in section 21.1615.
(b) If a franchisee commits a material breach of any of its obligations under subsection (a) above, the County shall give the franchisee notice that identifies each material breach and allows the franchisee 30 days from the receipt of the notice to remedy the breach. If the franchisee fails to remedy the material breach within the time allowed, the County may assess monetary penalties against the franchisee. For purposes of this section a material breach has the same meaning as the term "material breach" in Public Utilities Code section 5900(j).
(c) The penalty for a material breach that a franchisee fails to remedy within 30 days after receiving notice of the breach under this section shall be fined $500 a day for each day of each material breach up to a maximum of $1,500 for each occurrence of a material breach. If, however, a penalty has been assessed against a franchisee for a material breach and the franchisee commits a subsequent material breach of the same nature within 12 months, which it fails to remedy within 30 days after receiving notice, the penalty shall be $1,000 a day for each day of each material breach up to a maximum of $3,000 for each occurrence of the material breach. If the franchisee commits a third or further material breach of the same nature within 12 months, which it fails to remedy after receiving notice and after being assessed penalties at least twice, the penalty shall be $2,500 a day for each day of material breach up to a maximum of $7,500 for each occurrence of the material breach.
(Added by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10756 (N.S.), effective 12-2-21)