Section 4.70.540 Sanctions and liquidated damages.

    1. Lesser Sanctions.  Nothing shall prohibit the city in enforcing its rules and regulations to impose lesser sanctions or censures for violations of provisions of the chapter rather than revocation.
    2. Liquidated Damages.  By acceptance of the franchise, the franchisee agrees that failure to comply with the provisions therein and this chapter will result in damage to the city, and that it will be impracticable to determine the actual amount of such damage; and the franchisee therefore agrees that, in addition to any other damages suffered by the city, the franchisee will pay to the city the following liquidated damages:
        a. For failure to timely file required plans or information, fifty dollars per day;
        b. For failure to comply with reasonable orders of the city, fifty dollars per day;
        c. For willful or negligent failure to complete construction or commence operations in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.70.280, fifty dollars per day;
        d. For willful or negligent failure to provide service in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter, not to exceed five hundred dollars per day as determined by city manager;
        e. In the event franchisee disagrees with the imposition by the city manager of any of the liquidated damages listed in this section, such damages will continue to accrue but will not be required to be paid until the franchisee has appealed to the city council and the city council has determined that payment of such damages is appropriate.  (Ord. S-35454, 1978)