(a) If the construction of improvements or other work within the City’s rights-of-way is not in conformance with the City’s technical specifications or the provisions of this article, the Department of Public Works shall either order the work to be corrected or correct the work.

(b) The Department of Public Works shall keep an accurate account of the cost of such operation required under subsection (a) of this section, and such cost, plus an administrative fee of $75.00 to reimburse the City for the administrative costs incurred by the City to oversee the correction to the nonconforming work, shall be charged to the person to whom the permit for such work was issued or, in the case when no permit was issued, the owner of the property adjacent to the improvement shall be charged the cost of work and the administration fee. No further permits for work in the City’s right-of-way shall be issued to such person until such charges have been paid in full. (Ord. 19370 § 88, 3-23-10. Code 1995 § 130-161.)