§ 5.20.120. Penalties for violations of standards.

The city shall monitor compliance with and enforce the provisions of this chapter and DIVCA.

For any material breach as defined in Public Utilities Code § 5900 by a state franchise holder of applicable customer service and consumer protection standards, the city manager or the city manager's designee, in his or her sole discretion may impose the following fines or penalties:

For the first occurrence of a material breach a fine of $500.00 shall be imposed for each day the violation remains in effect, not to exceed $1,500.00 for each violation.

For a second material breach of the same nature within 12 months, a fine of $1,000.00 shall be imposed for each day the violation remains in effect, not to exceed $3,000.00 for each violation.

For a third or further material breach of the same nature within 12 months, a fine of $2,500.00 shall be imposed for each day the violation remains in effect, not to exceed $7,500.00 for each violation.

Any penalties imposed by the city shall be imposed in a manner not inconsistent with Public Utilities Code § 5900.

To the extent not inconsistent with Public Utilities Code § 5900, the city, acting through its city manager or his or her designee in its sole discretion, may waive, modify, or defer the imposition of a penalty.

( Ord. No. 966B, § 6, 5-8-2018 )