(A) Any person violating any provision of this Chapter and convicted thereof, shall be fined according to the schedule shown below. Each sign placed illegally shall be considered a separate offense. Each day in which the violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense with the total penalty being the summation of all the individual penalties incurred.

(B) Penalty Schedule. First offense: Written warning, request to cease and desist.

Second offense within any consecutive 12-month period: Not less than $50.00 and not more than $100.00.

Third offense within any consecutive 12-month period: Not less than $100.00 and not more than $250.00.

Fourth offense or subsequent violations within any consecutive 12-month period: Not less than $250.00 and not more than $500.00.

Fifth offense or subsequent violations within any consecutive 12-month period: Not less than $500.00 and not more than $1,000.00.

(C) The City may seek such other remedies and use other enforcement powers, as allowed by law.

(D) Nothing in this Chapter will be interpreted to prohibit the continuation of previous enforcement actions, undertaken by the City under previous, valid ordinances and laws. (Ord. 14-37 § 1, 2014.)