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 Volume II.

  PENALTY SCHEDULE

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  • SECTION
    TITLE
    EFFECTIVE DATE & ORDINANCE
    DESCRIPTION
    PENALTY
    Sec. 1-2.01
    Punishment for violation.
    (§ 1, Ord. 2094, eff. August 14, 1980, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2274, eff. May 31, 1984, § 1, Ord. 2468, eff. July 5, 1990, § 1, Ord. 2469, eff. July 5, 1990)
    (b) Any person convicted of an infraction under the provisions of this Code, or any Code adopted by reference by this Code, shall be punished by:
    (1) A fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;
    (2) A fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one (1) year; and
    (3) A fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same provision within one (1) year.
    Sec. 1-2.01
    Punishment for violation.
    (§ 1, Ord. 2094, eff. August 14, 1980, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2274, eff. May 31, 1984, § 1, Ord. 2468, eff. July 5, 1990, § 1, Ord. 2469, eff. July 5, 1990)
    Any person convicted of a misdemeanor
    (c) Any person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
    Sec. 1-2.01
    Punishment for violation.
    (§ 1, Ord. 2094, eff. August 14, 1980, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2274, eff. May 31, 1984, § 1, Ord. 2468, eff. July 5, 1990, § 1, Ord. 2469, eff. July 5, 1990)
    Any person who violates any provision or fails to comply with any requirement or provision of this Code
    (g) Any person who violates any provision or fails to comply with any requirement or provision of this Code heretofore or hereafter enacted or any provision of any Code adopted by reference by this Code shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation. Where the conduct constituting a violation is of a continuing nature, each day of such conduct is a separate and distinct violation.
    Sec. 1-2.07
    Late Charges On Delinquent Accounts Receivable
    (§ 1, Ord. 2461, eff. January 18, 1990, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003)
    Late Charges On Delinquent Accounts Receivable
    (a) Any person obligated to pay a delinquent account receivable to the City shall also pay, as a late charge, a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the delinquent account receivable for the first month delinquent, and said late charge may be collected in the manner provided in § 1-2.06 of the Municipal Code. In addition to the late charge, the City will charge a penalty of one-half of one percent (0.5%) per month on all obligations older than thirty (30) days from the past due date. This is in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code § 54348.
    Sec. 1-2.07
    Late Charges One Delinquent Accounts Receivable
    (§ 1, Ord. 2461, eff. January 18, 1990, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003)
    Late Charges On Delinquent Utility Accounts Receivable
    (b) Any person obligated to pay a delinquent account receivable to the City shall also pay, as a late charge, a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the delinquent account receivable for the first month delinquent, and said late charge may be collected in the manner provided in § 1-2.06 of the Municipal Code. In addition to the late charge, the City will charge a penalty of one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) per month on all obligations older than thirty (30) days from the past due date. This is in accordance with Cal. Health & Safety Code § 5473.10.
    Sec. 1-2.07
    Late Charges On Delinquent Accounts Receivable
    (§ 1, Ord. 2461, eff. January 18, 1990, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003)
    Late Charges On Delinquent Accounts Receivable
    (c) Nothing contained in this section shall limit, restrict or otherwise affect the imposition of greater late charges, interest, penalties or other charges for late payments as provided for by other sections of the Municipal Code, or by the laws of the State of California, it being the purpose of this section to establish a minimum late charge.
    Sec. 1-2.08
    Charges for Checks and Credit Cards Unpaid
    (§ 4, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003)
    Checks
    (a) Any check presented as payment that is returned unpaid by any financial institution is subject to a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) service fee for the first returned check.
    Sec. 1-2.08
    Charges for Checks and Credit Cards Unpaid
    (§ 4, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003)
    Credit Cards
    (b) Any credit card payment that is stopped by the card user is subject to a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) service fee. (§ 4, Ord. 2785, eff. September 16, 2003)
    Sec. 1-5.04
    Administrative Citations Amount of Fines (Code Enforcement)
    (Ord. 2628, eff. March 6, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2942, eff. December 1, 2011)
    Administrative Citations
    The amount of fines pursuant to this chapter shall be set forth and amended by resolution of the City Council.
    Sec. 1-5.05
    Payment of a fine
    (Ord. 2628, eff. March 6, 1997)
    Late Fees
    (b) A late payment fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be charged if the fine is not paid within fifty (50) days from the date of the administrative citation.
    Sec. 2-4.07
    Custody and Use of Official City Seal and City Insignia
    (§ 2, Ord. 3066, eff. March 9, 2017)
    City Seal
    Any person who, for malicious or commercial purposes, engages in the unauthorized use of the Official City Seal or City Insignia, shall be subject to a civil administrative fine not to exceed One-Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor offense.
    Sec. 3-1.117
    Business Licenses
    (§ 1, Ord. 2526, eff. April 8, 1992, as amended by § 2, Ord. 3144, eff. November 14, 2019)
    Late Payment and Non-Payment
    For failure to pay a tax when due, the license collector shall add a penalty of twenty percent (20%) to the amount of such tax on the last calendar day of each following month after the due date thereof. New businesses in the City who fail to secure a business license prior to opening for business shall add a penalty to twenty percent (20%) in addition to the amount of the business license tax. In no event shall any penalty imposed hereunder exceed an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such tax.
    Sec. 3-6.08
    Transient Occupancy Tax
    (§ 8, Ord. 1569, eff. July 1, 1965)
    Original delinquency
    Any operator who shall fail to report and remit any tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter within the time required shall pay a penalty in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tax in addition to the amount of the tax.
    Sec. 3-6.08
    Transient Occupancy Tax
    (§ 8, Ord. 1569, eff. July 1, 1965)
    Continued delinquency
    Any operator who shall fail to remit any delinquent remittance on or before a period of thirty (30) days following the date on which the remittance first became delinquent shall pay a second delinquency penalty in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tax in addition to the amount of the tax and the ten percent (10%) penalty first imposed.
    Sec. 3-6.08
    Transient Occupancy Tax
    (§ 8, Ord. 1569, eff. July 1, 1965)
    Fraud
    If the License Official shall determine that the non-payment of any remittance due pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is due to fraud, a penalty in the amount of twenty five percent (25%) of the amount of the tax shall be added thereto in addition to the penalties set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
    Sec. 3-6.08
    Transient Occupancy Tax
    (§ 8, Ord. 1569, eff. July 1, 1965)
    Interest
    In addition to the penalties imposed, any operator who shall fail to remit any tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter shall pay interest at the rate of one-half of one percent (.5%) per month, or fraction thereof, on the amount of the tax, exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent until paid.
    Sec. 3-8.15
    Parking Tax
    (§ 1, Ord. 2259, January 5, 1984)
    Failure to Pay Tax
    Any person who fails to pay any tax to the City or any amount of tax required to be collected and paid to the City, except amounts of determinations made by the Finance Director pursuant hereto within the time required, shall pay a penalty of ten percent (10%) penalty of the tax or amount of the tax in addition to the tax or amount of tax plus interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month or fraction thereof from the date on which the tax or the amount of tax required to be collected became due and payable to the City until the date of payment.
    Sec. 4-2.14
    Bicycles
    (§ 1, Ord. 1878, eff. January 1, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2724, eff. November 2, 2000)
    Violation of Bicycle Code - Minor - Including Failure to Register and obtain a license plate (decal)
    (a) Any minor who violates any provision of this chapter shall be reprimanded by the Police Department by a letter addressed to the parent or guardian of such minor. Upon any subsequent violation within a period of three (3) years, the offender shall be summoned to appear at the Police Department with this bicycle and shall be accompanied by a parent or guardian. After a hearing, the Police Department may suspend the offender's privilege to operate and use a bicycle within the City and/or impound the offender's bicycle for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days.
    Sec. 4-2.14
    Bicycles
    (§ 1, Ord. 1878, eff. January 1, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2724, eff. November 2, 2000)
    Violation of Bicycle Code - Including Failure to Register and obtain a license plate (decal)
    (b) Any person, other than a minor, who has been convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00) and, upon a second or any subsequent conviction within three (3) years of a prior conviction, by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
    Sec. 4-3.11
    Emergency Organizations
    (§ 1, Ord. 1773, eff. February 17, 1972, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2706, eff. December 2, 1999, § 2, Ord. 2990, eff. July 17, 2014)
    It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or both, for any person, during an emergency, to:
    (a) Willfully obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the Emergency Organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by virtue of said provisions; (b) Do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if such act is of such a nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to the enemy or to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants of the City, or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or protection thereof; or (c) Wear, carry, or display, without authority, any means of identification specified by the emergency agency of the State.
    Parking Violations
    (§ 16, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2030, eff. February 1, 1979, Ord. 2179, eff. August 5, 1982, and § 1, Ord. 2556, eff. September 2, 1993)
    Parking Violations
    Subsection (a) of § 1-2.01 of this Code shall not apply to parking violations referred to in this article. Any person violating any of the provisions of Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 17 of this chapter shall be liable to the City for a civil penalty in the amount set forth in this article.
    Traffic Violations
    (§§ 16.1 and 16.2, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1772, eff. January 6, 1972, § 1, Ord. 1847, eff. December 19, 1974, § 1, Ord. 1874, eff. December 4, 1975, § 1, Ord. 2030, eff. February 1, 1979, Ord. 2179, eff. August 5, 1982, § 1, Ord. 2364, eff. October 2, 1986, § 1, Ord. 2463, eff. April 5, 1990, and § 2, and Ord. 2556, eff. September 2, 1993) (§ 1, Ord. 2513, eff. October 31, 1991, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2556, eff. September 2, 1993 and § 1, Ord. 2930, eff. January 21, 2011)
    Traffic Violations
    (a) The penalties for violations of the provisions of the following articles of this chapter, if such penalties are paid within thirty (30) days after the writing of the citation, shall be in the following amounts:

    (1) Article 9, Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (2) Article 10, except §§ 4-6.1004(a), 4-6.1009 and 4-6.1010, Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (3) Article 10, § 4-6.1004(a), Forty-two and 50/100ths Dollars ($42.50);
    (4) Article 10, § 4-6.1009, One Hundred Twenty-two and 50/100ths Dollars ($122.50);
    (5) Article 10, § 4-6.1010, Fifty and 50/100ths Dollars ($50.50);
    (6) Article 11, Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (7) Article 12, Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (8) Article 13 subsection (e), Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (9) Article 17, Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (10) California Vehicle Code 22500(e)(f), Thirty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($37.50);
    (11) California Vehicle Code Section 22500.1, Sixty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($67.50);
    (12) California Vehicle Code Section 22502(a), Fifty and 50/100ths Dollars ($50.50);
    (13) California Vehicle Code Section 22507.8, Three Hundred Seventeen and 50/100ths Dollars ($317.50);
    (14) California Vehicle Code Section 22514, Sixty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($67.50);
    (15) California Vehicle Code Section 22522, Two Hundred Seventy-five and 50/100ths Dollars ($275.50);
    (16) California Vehicle Code Section 5204(a), Sixty-seven and 50/100ths Dollars ($67.50).
    (b) Payment after thirty (30) days of issuance. The penalties for violations of the provisions of the following articles of this chapter, if such penalties are paid after thirty (30) days after the writing of the citations, shall be in the following amounts:
    (1) Article 9, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (2) Article 10, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (3) Article 11, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (4) Article 12, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (5) Article 13, subsection (e), Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (6) Article 17, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (7) California Vehicle Code Section 22500(e)(f), Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (8) California Vehicle Code Section 22500.1, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (9) California Vehicle Code Section 22502(a), Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (10) California Vehicle Code Section 22507.8, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (11) California Vehicle Code Section 22514, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (12) California Vehicle Code Section 22522, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);
    (13) California Vehicle Code Section 5204(a), Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
    (c) The penalty for any other violation of Article 13, except §4-6.1305(e) shall be:
    (1) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the second violation of the same provision within twelve (12) months;
    (2) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each additional violation of the same provisions within twelve (12) months; and
    (3) Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a separate violation for each and every day during which any violation of any provision of this article is committed, continued or permitted by such person shall be penalized accordingly.
    Traffic Violations
    (§ 1, Ord. 2513, eff. October 31, 1991, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2556, eff. September 2, 1993)
    Traffic Violations
    (a) In addition to the penalties set forth in § 4-6.1602 of this article, any person violating any of the provisions of Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 17 of this chapter shall pay such additional penalties or surcharges on parking violations as are mandated by state law, including but not limited to those imposed by Chapters 90, 189 and/or 331, Statutes of 1991. Said additional penalties or surcharges shall be paid at the same time and by the same method as set forth in §§ 4-6.1602 and 4-6.1603 of this article.
    Sec. 4-9.110
    Alarm Systems
    (§ 1, Ord. 3151, eff. February 20, 2020)
    False Alarms
    (a) The Alarm Administrator may assess the alarm user a fine for a false alarm occurring at that alarm user's alarm site. The amount of said fines for the listed categories shall be established by City Council and may be subsequently amended by resolution of the City Council.
    (1) Burglar false alarm fines.
    (2) Robbery false alarm fines.
    (3) Panic false alarm fines.
    (b) If a false alarm fine is not paid within thirty (30) days after the invoice is mailed, a late charge as established by resolution of the City Council shall be imposed.
    (c) Fines for false alarms from non-registered alarm systems. For person(s) operating a non-registered alarm system incurring a false alarm, fines shall be imposed as established by resolution of the City Council.
    (f) The alarm installation company shall be assessed a fine in an amount established by resolution of the City Council if the officer responding to a false alarm determines that an on-site employee of the alarm installation company directly caused the false alarm. Such false alarms are not included in the total number of false alarms for the alarm user, nor is the alarm user to be held liable for any false alarm fine resulting from such alarm activation.
    (g) A fine in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be imposed against any monitoring company that fails to verify alarm system signals as required in § 4-9.090(c)(2) of this chapter.
    (i) All registration fees, renewal registration fees or fines assessed under this section are due within thirty (30) days of written notice unless otherwise noted. A late charge in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be imposed for each individual fee or fine due that is not paid within thirty (30) days.(j) The Alarm Administrator may waive the false alarm fine for the first chargeable false alarm during the alarm user's one-year registration period, pending the successful completion of the online alarm user awareness class available through the Alarm Administrator. In order to have the fine waived, the alarm user must have successfully completed the class within thirty (30) days of the fine notice. Alarm users without online access may request the online school and test be mailed to them. Reasonable additional time to complete the alarm user awareness class shall be allowed for mail delivery.
    Alarm Systems
    (§ 1, Ord. 3151, eff. February 20, 2020)
    Suspended Alarms
    (b) It is a violation of this section for a person to operate a burglar alarm system during the period in which the alarm registration is suspended. It is a violation of this chapter for a monitoring company to make an alarm dispatch request to a burglar alarm site after the monitoring company's Alarm Response Manager (ARM) has been notified by electronic mail by the Alarm Administrator that the registration for that alarm site has been suspended. A grace period of five (5) business days after the ARM's notification shall be granted for the monitoring company to comply. The alarm monitoring company shall be assessed a fine in an amount established by resolution of the City Council for requesting a burglar alarm dispatch request on a suspended alarm site.
    (c) False alarm fines under suspension status. In addition to the fines set forth in § 4-9.110(a), a supplemental fine is hereby imposed upon any person operating a suspended burglar alarm system. The amount of said fines shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
    Sec. 4-11.03
    Security Standards for Buildings
    (§ 1, Ord. 2482, eff. October 4, 1990)
    It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, move, improve, convert, or equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
    Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and each offense is punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and confinement in jail.
    Sec. 4-12.10
    Schedule of civil and /or criminal penalties
    (§ 1, Ord. 2889, eff. March 6, 2008, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2940, eff. October 5, 2011)
    Penalties for cost recovery for police services at large parties and gatherings
    (a) Civil penalties shall be assessed against all persons liable for the City’s intervention to abate a gathering constituting a public nuisance as follows:
    (1) For the second response in any ninety (90)-day period the penalty shall be the total sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750).
    (2) For the third response in any ninety (90)-day period the penalty shall be the total sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500).
    (3) For any further response in any ninety (90)-day period the penalty shall be the total sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for each such further response.
    (4) The penalties that are provided herein shall be in addition to any other penalties or costs assessments imposed pursuant to provisions of the Ontario Municipal Code or other applicable laws, regulations or ordinances for particular violations committed during the course of an event which constitutes a public nuisance under this ordinance.
    (b) The City shall bill all persons liable for the penalties by mail by sending a letter in substantially the form attached to Ordinance No. 2889 as Exhibit “B”. Payment of the penalties shall be due within thirty (30) days of the date the bill is deposited in the mail. If full payment is not received within the required time for payment, the bill will be delinquent, and all persons liable for the penalties shall be charged interest at the maximum legal rate from the date the payment period expires and a further civil penalty in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250).
    Sec. 4-12.04
    Loud or Unruly Parties, Gatherings or other Similar Events
    (Ord. 2889, eff. March 6, 2008, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2940, eff. October 5, 2011)
    Cost Recovery for Police Services at Large Parties on Private Property
    (a) The police services fee shall include:
    (1) Personnel cost at the rate of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) per hour per police officer;
    (2) Actual cost of any medical treatment required by a police officer for injuries sustained during a special security assignment; and
    (3) The cost of repairing or replacing any City equipment or property damaged or destroyed during a special security assignment.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the police services fee shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for any special security assignment.
    (c) The City reserves the right to seek a police services fee in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) against any responsible person who, by his or her own actions, causes injury to a police officer or damage to or destruction of any City equipment or property. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall in any way preclude the City from seeking damages against any person to the extent otherwise permitted by law.
    Sec. 4-13.04
    Parking on Unpaved Surfaces
    (§ 1, Ord. 2552, eff. September 2, 1993, as amended by § 2, Ord. 2942, eff. December 1, 2011)
    Parking on Unpaved Surfaces
    A person or entity violating any provision or failing to comply with any regulation of this chapter subject to fines and penalties set forth and amended by resolution of the City Council.
    Sec. 4-14.20, Sec. 4-14.21
    Newsracks
    (§ 2, Ord. 2774, eff. June 5, 2003)
    Violation of Newsrack Code
    Sec. 4-14.20. It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 4-14.21. (a) Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this chapter, unless provision is otherwise herein made, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. (b) Any person found liable for a civil penalty for any violation of this chapter shall be required to pay a civil penalty provided on the schedule of penalties, late payment penalties, administrative fees and other related fees, costs and charges as shall be established by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
    Sec. 4-15.05
    No Solicitation of Employment on Public Rights-of-Way
    (§ 1, Ord. 2723, eff. October 5, 2000, as amended by § 4, Ord. 2954, eff. July 19, 2012)
    No Solicitation of Employment on Public Rights-of-Way
    Violation of § 4-15.04 of this chapter is hereby deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable according to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Municipal Code.
    Sec. 4-19.18
    Regulation of Towing Services
    (§ 1, Ord. 2803, eff. September 16, 2004, § 2, Ord. 3008, eff. January 1, 2015)
    Regulation of Towing Services
    Any towing carrier, driver or other employee thereof violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction, in the City Attorney's discretion. In addition, any towing carrier or towing company violating the provisions of its towing services agreement or this chapter shall be subject to revocation or suspension of its privileges to provide towing services to the City.
    Sec. 4-22.05
    Hosting, Permitting, Allowing a Gathering where Minors Consuming Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited
    (§ 2, Ord. 2889, eff. March 6, 2008)
    Hosting, Permitting, Allowing a Gathering where Minors Consuming Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited
    (a) Violation of this Chapter is either an infraction or misdemeanor in the discretion of the citing officer, City Prosecutor, or City Attorney's Office, punishable as set forth in § 1-2.01 of this Code. Violations of this Chapter may be charged as either infractions or misdemeanors in the discretion of the citing officer, City Prosecutor, or City Attorney's Office.
    (b) Civil penalties shall be no less than Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) for the first violation, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the second violation and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each subsequent violation by the same person occurring within one year of the first violation.
    (c) Nothing in this Chapter in any way limits any other remedy that may be available to the City, or any penalty that may be imposed by the City."
    Sec. 4-23.04
    Penalties
    (§ 1, Ord. 2941, eff. November 18, 2011)
    Penalty for Registered Sex Offender Prohibitions
    Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Other penalties set forth in the California Penal Code and/or Municipal Code may also be applicable.
    Sec. 5-4.04
    No Crowd Surfing or Stage Diving
    (§ 1, Ord. 2703, eff. December 2, 1999)
    No Crowd Surfing or Stage Diving
    Patrons or performers engaging in such prohibited activities shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-2.02 of this Code.
    Sec. 5-9.01
    No Trespassing
    (§ 1 , Ord. 1678, eff. December 12, 1967, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1941, eff. June 2, 1977)
    No Trespassing
    (d) A violation of any provision of this section is a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 5-11.02
    No Public Consumption of Alcohol
    (§ 2, Ord. 1670, eff. November 22, 1967, as amended by § 4, Ord. 2150, eff. November 5, 1981, § 1, Ord. 2374, eff. December 18, 1986, § 1, Ord. 2594, eff. September 14, 1995, and § 1, Ord. 2734, eff. April 5, 2001)
    No Public Consumption of Alcohol
    (g) Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of an infraction. Alcoholic beverage licensees in violation of subsection (d)(1) and (d)(2) shall also be guilty of an infraction.
    Sec. 5-11.03
    No Minors in Poolrooms
    (§ 5, Ord. 1670, eff. November 22, 1967, as amended by § 9, Ord. 2094, eff. August 14, 1980)
    No Minors in Poolrooms
    (a) Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who enters, visits, or remains in any public billiard parlor or public poolroom without a parent or guardian shall be guilty of an infraction. (b) Every proprietor or any other person having charge or control of any public billiard parlor or public poolroom who permits any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to be or remain in, enter, or visit such public billiard parlor or public poolroom without a parent or guardian shall be guilty of an infraction. (c) Any person, as employer or otherwise, who sends any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, or permits, requests, or engages any such minor, to carry any package, letter, note, or telegraph message to or from any public billiard parlor or public poolroom shall be guilty of an infraction.
    Sec. 5-19.04
    Item Pricing Required With Exceptions
    (§ 1, Ord. 2086, eff. June 19, 1980)
    Item Pricing Required With Exceptions
    (a) A fine of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the first violation of any provision; (b) A fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year; and (c) A fine of not more than Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each additional violation of the same provision within one year.
    Sec. 5-20.03
    Picture Arcades
    (§ 1, Ord. 2253, eff. December 1, 1983)
    No person, either as owner or lessee, or as employee, agent, director, or officer of owner or lessee, shall operate or maintain any picture arcade unless all viewing areas are visible from a continuous viewing aisle and are not obscured by any curtain, door, wall or other enclosure.
    Any person violating any of the provisions of § 5-20.02 of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 5-22.08
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (§ 3, Ord. 3046, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (a) The owner, lessee, occupant, or other person having charge of any such buildings or premises who maintains any public nuisance, as defined in § 5-22.01(a) and (d) of the OMC, or who neglects to comply with the Notice of Violation pursuant to § 5-22.04 (Notice of Violation) of the OMC, is guilty of an infraction.
    Sec. 5-22.08
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (§ 3, Ord. 3046, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (b) Any occupant or lessee in possession of any such building or structure who refuses to vacate the building or structure, in accordance with an order given as herein provided, is guilty of an infraction.
    Sec. 5-22.08
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (§ 3, Ord. 3046, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (c) Any person who removes any notice or order posted as herein required for the purpose of interfering with the enforcement of these provisions shall be guilty of an infraction.
    Sec. 5-22.08
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (§ 3, Ord. 3046, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Property Appearance - Nuisance
    (f) Upon entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two- (2-)year period finding that an owner of property is responsible for a public nuisance, except for conditions abated pursuant to California Health & Safety Code § 17980, the owner shall be liable to the City for treble the costs of the abatement.
    Sec. 5-24.04
    Regulation of Public Lodging Facilities
    (§ 1, Ord. 2607, eff. February 1, 1996, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2955, eff. August 4, 2012)
    Failure to keep a register as required by the Code, etc.
    It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or manager of a hotel or motel in the City to permit any violation of any provision of this chapter or to fail to comply with any requirement of this chapter. Any owner, operator or manager violating any such provision or failing to comply with any such requirement of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any owner, operator or manager convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in § 1-2.01 of this Code.
    Sec. 5-25.08, Sec. 5-25.09
    Shopping Cart Regulations
    (§ 1, Ord. 2759, eff. August 15, 2002)
    Owners must retrieve abandoned carts.
    Sec. 5-25.08 Pursuant to Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22435.7, any owner that fails to retrieve its abandoned cart(s) within three (3) business days after receiving notice from the City, shall pay the City's administrative costs for retrieving the cart(s) and providing the notification to the owner. Any owner who fails to retrieve abandoned carts in accordance with this chapter in excess of three (3) times during a six (6) month period, shall be subject to a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) fine for each occurrence. An occurrence includes all carts owned by the owner that are impounded by the City in a one-day period. Sec. 5-25.09. Pursuant to State law, any cart not reclaimed from the City within thirty (30) days after notification to the owner shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the City.
    Sec. 5-26.04
    Temporary Street Closures Due to Continuing Criminal Activity
    (§ 1, Ord. 2713, eff. June 1, 2000, as amended by § 2, Ord. 2753, eff. February 14, 2002)
    Temporary street closure; violation
    (a) Vehicles parked on the designated streets during the time of temporary closure shall be towed pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 22651(n). (b) Signs giving notice of the temporary closure shall be posted prior to enforcement of this section, pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 21103. Such signs shall be posted at all entrances to the closed streets. Signs at street entrances shall advise that a street is temporarily closed to vehicles and pedestrians; signs shall further advise that the closed street is a tow-away zone, that violators will be cited for a misdemeanor offense, that violators are subject to arrest, and that the maximum penalty is a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) fine and six (6) months in jail. (c) With the exception of commercial vehicles making deliveries to and from commercial properties adjacent to the designated streets and individuals employed by businesses adjacent to the designated streets and showing identification, no person shall drive, stop, or park a vehicle, or be a pedestrian on a designated street, including the adjacent sidewalk, that has been temporarily closed pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 21101.4(b). All individuals violating the temporary street closure of the designated streets are subject to arrest. Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor with a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per violation. This chapter shall be operative for eighteen (18) months, pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 21101.4(b), subject to extension by the City Council. The violator of the temporary street closure shall be liable for a police services fee whenever the City's police personnel respond to, detain and supervise a violator of temporary street closures. The City Council shall establish the amount of the police services fee by resolution.
    Sec. 5-26.07
    Spectators prohibited at speed contests or exhibitions
    (§ 2, Ord. 2749, eff. December 6, 2001)
    Spectators prohibited at speed contests or exhibitions.
    It shall be unlawful for any person to be knowingly present, as a spectator, at any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition conducted on a public street for the purpose of watching such speed contest or exhibition as it progresses or for watching preparations being made for such a speed contest or exhibition. Violations of this section shall be a misdemeanor. The City Attorney, City Prosecutor, or District Attorney shall have the authority to prosecute any violation of this section as an infraction in the interests of justice. Additionally, the court may determine that the offense is an infraction in which the case shall proceed as if the defendant has been arraigned on an infraction complaint.
    Sec. 5-31.07
    Sidewalk Vending
    (§ 3, Ord, 3123, eff. December 18, 2018, as amended by § 2, Ord. 3146, eff. December 19, 2019)
    Sidewalk Vending
    (a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any requirements of this chapter. A violation of this chapter shall by punished by:
    (1) An administrative fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation.
    (2) An administrative fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation within one (1) year of the first violation.
    (3) An administrative fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation within one (1) year of the first violation.
    Sec. 6-1.403
    Standard for Care and Treatment for Sale of Animals at Swap Meets
    (§ 2, Ord. 3045, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Standard for Care and Treatment for Sale of Animals at Swap Meets
    (a) Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this article shall be subject to any of the penalties and procedures set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Municipal Code.
    Sec. 6-1.403
    Standard for Care and Treatment for Sale of Animals at Swap Meets
    (§ 2, Ord. 3045, eff. April 14, 2016)
    Standard for Care and Treatment for Sale of Animals at Swap Meets
    (b) The provisions and procedures concerning administrative citations set forth in Chapter 5 of Title 1 of the Municipal Code shall apply to any administrative citations issued for violations of this article. A violation of this article shall constitute a “transient” violation within the meaning of that chapter.
    Business Recycling Requirements
    (§ 3, Ord. 2806, eff. January 21, 2005, as amended by § 5, Ord. 3039, eff. March 3, 2016)
    Business Recycling Requirements
    (b) Each violation of this article will be considered an infraction and subject to penalties listed in § 1-2.01.
    Sec. 6-4.07
    Health & Safety Code
    (§ 4M, Ord. 1613, eff. September 16, 1965, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2642, eff. October 16, 1997)
    Health & Safety Code
    It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to violate any provision of the City Health and Safety Code. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful by the City Health and Safety Code, as well as every failure to perform an act made mandatory by the City Health and Safety Code, is punishable as a misdemeanor, provided, however, that the City Attorney or citing officer may specify in the accusatory pleadings that it shall be an infraction whenever they shall determine that the interests of justice so require. Every person who causes, aids, abets or conceals a violation of the City Health and Safety Code is guilty of violating the City Health and Safety Code. Except as provided for herein, all violations of the City Health and Safety Code shall be prosecuted by the City pursuant to the terms and conditions of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the City Code.
    Sec. 6-9.12
    Weeds and Refuse Abatement
    (§ 2, ord. 2956, eff. October 4, 2012)
    Costs of abatement, fines and penalties as liens against parcel
    (a) The cost of abatement in front of or upon each parcel of land and the costs incurred by the City in enforcing abatement upon the parcels, including investigation, boundary determination, measurement, clerical, legal, and other related costs, as well as any fines or other financial penalties issued against the property, shall constitute a lien against the parcel and may be collected as a special assessment as specified in § 1-4.05 of this Municipal Code, and shall constitute a personal charge of the recipient of the notices required by this chapter.
    Sec. 6-10.14
    Massage
    (§ 1, Ord. 2762, eff. August 16, 2002)
    Massage
    (a) Every person, except those persons who are specifically exempted by the provisions of this chapter, whether acting as an individual, owner, employee of the owner, or operator or employee of the operator, or whether acting as a mere helper for the owner, employee, or operator, or whether acting as a participant or worker in any way who gives massages or conducts a massage establishment or room, or who gives or administers, or who practices the giving or administering of steam baths, electric light baths, electric tub baths, shower baths, sponge baths, vapor baths, fomentations, sunbathes, mineral baths, alcohol rubs, Russian, Swedish, or Turkish baths, or any other type of baths, salt glows, or any type of therapy, or who does or practices any of the other services or acts set forth in this chapter, without first obtaining a permit and paying for a license to do so from the City, or who shall violate any provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 6-10.14
    Massage
    (§ 1, Ord. 2762, eff. August 16, 2002)
    Massage
    (b) Any owner, operator, manager, or permittee in charge or in control of a massage establishment who knowingly employs a person performing as a massage therapist, as defined in this chapter, who is not in possession of a valid permit or who allows such an employee to perform, operate, or practice within such a place of business shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 6-10.14
    Massage
    (§ 1, Ord. 2762, eff. August 16, 2002)
    Massage
    (c) Any massage establishment operated, conducted, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be and the same is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the City may, in addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action hereunder, commence actions or proceedings for the abatement, removal, and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law and shall take such other steps and apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such massage establishment and restrain and enjoin any person from operating, conducting, or maintaining a massage establishment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
    Sec. 6-12.07
    Control of Blowing Sand and Prevention of Soil Erosion by Wind
    (§ 2, Ord. 2138, eff. August 20, 1981)
    Control of Blowing Sand and Prevention of Soil Erosion by Wind
    No person shall violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter, the provisions of the San Bernardino County Code, or any secondary code referred to therein. Any person violating any of the provisions of filing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter, the provisions of the San Bernardino County Code, or any secondary code referred to therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which the violation of any provision is committed, continued or permitted by such person, and shall be punishable accordingly.
    Sec. 6-13.14
    Smoking
    (§ 1, Ord. 2389, eff. June 18, 1987)
    (a) It shall be unlawful to willfully mutilate or destroy any signs required by this chapter
    (d) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction which is punishable under the applicable provisions of § 1-2.01 of this Code
    Sec. 6-13.14
    Smoking
    (§ 1, Ord. 2389, eff. June 18, 1987)
    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who is required by this chapter to post no smoking signs to willfully fail to do so.
    (d) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction which is punishable under the applicable provisions of § 1-2.01 of this Code
    Sec. 6-13.14
    Smoking
    (§ 1, Ord. 2389, eff. June 18, 1987)
    (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in any area posted as a no smoking area.
    (d) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction which is punishable under the applicable provisions of § 1-2.01 of this Code
    Smoke-free Parks
    (§ 2, Ord. 3112, eff. September 20, 2018)
    Smoke-free Parks
    (a) Each incident in violation of this chapter is an infraction subject to:
    (1) A fine of $50 for a first violation.
    (2) A fine not exceeding $100 for a second violation of this chapter within one (1) year.
    (3) A fine not exceeding $200 for each additional violation of this chapter within one (1) year.
    Sec. 6-14.14
    Graffiti
    (§ 1, Ord. 2563, eff. January 20, 1994)
    Graffiti
    Any parent or other legal guardian who consents to, permits, or otherwise knowingly allows her, or his child under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a graffiti implement shall be personally liable for any and all costs to any person incurred in connection with the removal of graffiti caused by the child, or by the graffiti implement, and for all attorney's fees and court costs incurred in connection with the civil prosecution of any claim for damages.
    Sec. 6-14.15
    Graffiti
    (§ 1, Ord. 2563, eff. January 20, 1994)
    Graffiti
    Any violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 6-16.04
    Regulation of Ephedrine Purchases
    (§ 1, Ord. 2671, eff. August 22, 1998)
    No retailer shall knowingly sell to a single customer and no single customer shall acquire more than three packages, per transaction, of a product containing ephedrine. No retailer shall knowingly sell to a single customer, per transaction, products containing ephedrine where the total count exceeds one hundred (100) or such other count as may be established by state or federal law.
    Any person, customer, or retailer violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
    Sec. 6-17.04
    Regulation of Butane Purchases
    (§ 2, Ord. 3048, eff. June 2, 2016)
    Retail butane sales regulations, including amount restrictions, log requirements, and display restrictions.
    Any person, customer, or retailer violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
    Sec. 7-3.20
    Public Rights-of-Way
    (§ 1, Ord. 1879, eff. February 5, 1976)
    Public Rights-of-Way
    The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this chapter within forty-eight (48) hours after receiving a notice of a violation thereof shall be a violation of the provisions of this chapter, and each day such noncompliance continues shall constitute a separate offense. The foregoing provisions notwithstanding, when any violation is deemed by the City to constitute an immediate hazard to health or safety, the City shall eliminate such hazardous violation and thereafter shall recover the costs incurred from the owner in any lawful.
    Sec. 7-3.20
    Public Rights-of-Way
    (§ 1, Ord. 1879, eff. February 5, 1976)
    Public Rights-of-Way
    Notices of violations shall be given in writing by the City, served upon the owner in person, if possible. If personal service is not possible, the notice shall be sent by mail, receipt requested, and a copy of the notice shall be conspicuously posted at the site of the violation.
    Sec. 7-3.20
    Public Rights-of-Way
    (§ 1, Ord. 1879, eff. February 5, 1976)
    Public Rights-of-Way
    In addition to the penalty for violations provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code, when the owner fails to respond to a notice, the City may cause the violative condition to be corrected and the costs levied against the property and collected from the owner in any lawful manner.
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (§ 1, Ord. 2894, eff. July 17, 2008)
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (a) In addition to the remedies provided by this chapter or elsewhere by law, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any misrepresentation of any owner signed under penalty of perjury, or any violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the City Manager pursuant to this chapter, shall be deemed unlawful and a per se public nuisance and may be enjoined or abated by the City by means of a civil action or administrative abatement pursuant to Title 5-22 of this Code, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (§ 1, Ord. 2894, eff. July 17, 2008)
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (b) Except in cases where a different punishment is specifically prescribed elsewhere in this chapter, every violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor offense, punishable in accordance with § 1-2.01(c); provided, that where the City Attorney determines that such action would be in the interests of justice, the City Attorney may specify in the accusatory pleading (or the citing officer in a Notice to Appear) that the offense shall be an infraction, punishable in accordance with § 1-2.01(b).
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (§ 1, Ord. 2894, eff. July 17, 2008)
    Systematic Health and Safety Inspection Program
    (c) If any property owner fails to pay the service fee, as specified in this chapter, within forty-five (45) days of mailing such service fee notice, a penalty shall be assessed equal to two times the required fee, plus accrued interest on such amount (including any penalty) at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing as of the date of the mailing of the service fee notice until paid.
    Sec. 9-1.2680
    Historical Preservation
    (Ord. 2707, eff. December 16, 1999)
    Historical Preservation
    (a) Any person who violates a requirement of this Article or fails to obey an order issued by the Commission or comply with a condition of approval of any certificate or permit issued under this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
    Sec. 9-1.2680
    Historical Preservation
    (Ord. 2707, eff. December 16, 1999)
    Historical Preservation
    (b) Any alteration or demolition of a Historical Resource in violation of this Article is expressly declared to be a nuisance and shall be abated by restoring or reconstructing the property to its original condition prior to the violation. Any person or entity who demolishes or substantially alters or causes substantial alteration or demolition of a structure, in violation of the provisions of this Article, shall be liable for a civil penalty.
    Sec. 9-1.2680
    Historical Preservation
    (Ord. 2707, eff. December 16, 1999)
    Historical Preservation
    (c) Alteration or demolition of an Historical Resource in violation of this Article shall authorize the City to issue a temporary moratorium for the development of the subject property for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) months from the date the City becomes aware of the alteration or demolition in violation of this Article. The purpose of the moratorium is to provide the City an opportunity to study and determine appropriate mitigation measures for the alteration or removal of the historic structure, and to ensure measures are incorporated into any future development plans and approvals for the subject property. Mitigation measures as determined by the Planning Department, Historic Preservation Sub-committee and/or Historic Preservation Commission shall be imposed as a condition of any subsequent permit for development of the subject property.
    Sec. 9-1.2680
    Historical Preservation
    (Ord. 2707, eff. December 16, 1999)
    Historical Preservation
    (d) In the case of demolition, the civil penalty shall be equal to one-half the assessed value of the Historical Resource prior to the demolition. In the case of alteration, the civil penalty shall be equal to one-half the cost of restoration of the altered portion of the Historical Resource. Once the civil penalty has been paid, building and construction permits and/or a Certificate of Occupancy may be issued.
    Sec. 9-1.2680
    Historical Preservation
    (Ord. 2707, eff. December 16, 1999)
    Historical Preservation
    (e) The City Attorney may maintain an action for injunctive relief to restrain a violation or cause, where possible, the complete or partial restoration, reconstruction or replacement of any structure demolished, partially demolished, altered or partially altered in violation of this Article.
    Sec. 9-1.2975
    Airport Approach Zone
    (§ 13, Ord. 997, eff. June 2, 1954)
    Airport Approach Zone
    Each violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of any regulation, order, or ruling promulgated or made pursuant hereto, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. In addition, the City may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any order or ruling in connection with the administration or enforcement of said provisions, and the court shall adjudge to the City such relief, by way of injunction (which may be mandatory) or otherwise, as may be proper.
    Sec. 9-1.3511
    Violations and Penalties
    (Ord. 2879, eff. January 3, 2008)
    Fee, and regulations pertaining to fees, including the review, notification, appeal, re-inspection of establishments conducting Deemed Approved Activities, and Deemed Approved regulation training classes shall be in accordance with the City master fee schedule.
    Any person who violates, causes, or permits another person to violate any provision of this Article is guilty of either an infraction or misdemeanor as determined by § 1-2.01 of Chapter 2, Title 1 of the Ontario Municipal Code. Any person convicted of either ran infraction or misdemeanor under the provision of this Article shall be punished by a fine, imprisonment, or both according to state law.
    In addition to any other penalties provided in this section, the following administrative penalties shall apply for any for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of these regulations is committed, continued, permitted, or caused by such violator:
    For the first citation in any one-year period the penalty shall be the total sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
    For the second citation in any one-year period the penalty shall be the total sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
    For the third citation in any one-year period the penalty shall be the total sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
    For each and every subsequent citation in any one-year period, the penalty will be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) a day to a maximum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) a year.
    If full payment is not received within the required time for payment, the bill will be delinquent, and all persons liable for the penalties shall be charged interest at the maximum legal rate from the date the payment period expires and a further civil penalty in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The delinquent costs may be placed as a lien against the property or collected by the City in any manner authorized by law and are recoverable in a civil action filed by the City in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    Sec. 9-2.0155
    Subdivision Regulations
    (Ord. 2760, eff. August 15, 2002)
    Subdivision Regulations
    A violation of Subdivision Map Act shall be punishable in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code § 66499.31. Any violation of this section which is not also a violation of the Subdivision Map Act or by any other state statute is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
    Sec. 10-2.02, Sec. 10-2.11
    Parkway Trees
    (§ 7, Ord. 1664, eff. October 5, 1967)
    Sec. 10-2.02.The purposes of this chapter are to preserve parkway trees, to regulate the maintenance and removal of such trees, and to establish the varieties, minimum size, methods, and locations for the planting thereof, and other related matters.
    Sec. 10-2.11. In addition to the penalty provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code for violations, when the owner fails to respond to such notice, the City may cause the violative condition to be corrected and costs levied against the property and collected from the owner in any lawful manner.
    This table is a summation. Please reference the entire section to see complete details.