It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Ordinance. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be punished as follows:
A. For three (3) or less violations occurring within any twelve (12) consecutive month period, a violation of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation, $200.00 for a second violation of the same provision within any twelve (12) consecutive month period, and a fine not exceeding $500.00 for a third violation of the same provision occurring within any twelve (12) consecutive month period.
B. A fourth violation of the same provision occurring within any twelve (12) consecutive month period shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.