Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, including by the owner, general agent, lessee, or tenant of the building, premises, or land where the non-compliant sign is located, or by the general agent, architect, building, contractor, or other participating individual or entity who commits the non-compliance or causes the non-compliance to be committed, shall constitute a violation, and, upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a civil penalty in the minimum and maximum amounts as set forth below, based on the number of violations of this chapter in the immediately preceding 60-month period:
(1)
First violation: $100 minimum and $350 maximum.
(2)
Second violation: $350 minimum and $700 maximum.
(3)
Third and subsequent violations: $700 minimum and $1,000 maximum.