In this section, “civil penalty” means a civil fine or other monetary penalty administratively imposed. Unless otherwise provided by statute, ordinance, or regulation, an officer or unit of a county, municipality, bicounty agency, or board of license commissioners authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the civil penalty: the severity of the violation; the good faith of the violator; and any history of prior violations.