Any person excavating in the streets shall be responsible for the backfilling of the excavation and the restoration of the pavement or surfacing in accordance with city standard specifications. If any excavator fails to backfill or restore the pavement or surfacing properly within a timely period, typically 48 hours of the completion of the underground work, weather permitting. The city reserves the right to backfill and resurface or install new paving and charge the cost thereof to the licensed contractor, public utility or property owner responsible for the excavation or construction. If any backfilling or pavement or surfacing restoration is not in accordance with the city standard specifications, the public works department is authorized to remove such material as is necessary and to backfill and restore the pavement or surfacing properly and charge the cost thereof to the contractor, public utility or property owner responsible for the excavation or construction.
(2011 Code, § 50.0111.5)