Every driveway approach or entrance to abutting property shall be maintained and kept in a safe condition by the owner of the abutting property, and any such driveway approach which shall not be so maintained and kept or which shall interfere with or obstruct the drainage carried by such street, or the use of said street for the purpose of travel, shall be repaired to conform with the specifications of this chapter and the city engineer, or shall be removed. Upon the removal of any such driveway approach, that portion of the street occupied by the same shall be restored as nearly as practicable to its former condition, and all curbing shall be replaced by, and at the expense of, the owner of the abutting property. (1962 Code § 8-4-10)