Any person, firm, corporation, association, or cooperative covered by this Chapter who erects, constructs, places, keeps, maintains, continues, employs, or operates any utility facilities contrary to and in violation of the specifications of the applicable subdivision plat, or the provisions hereof, shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction and shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. Each day in which a violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. In lieu of a court appearance, any person or entity charged with having committed a civil infraction may forfeit to the city the sum of fifty dollars for each such violation. (Ord. 99-37 §7, 1999; Ord. A-844 §9, 1970).