A. Any person, firm or corporation, whose property encroaches in any manner upon, over or under any property of the city, or any street, avenue, lane, alley, sidewalk, court, place, public way, property or rights-of-way, now open or dedicated or which may hereafter be opened or dedicated to public use within the city, who does not have a valid permit from the city engineer for the placing, erection and/or maintenance of such encroachment shall remove the same after written notice by the city engineer demanding such removal.

B. Notice of such removal shall be by registered mail, address to the post office address of the owner or occupant of the premises where the encroachment exists, or by personal service of such notice upon the owner or occupant, by a person authorized by the city engineer to deliver such notice.

C. The time required for the removal of said encroachment shall be specified in the notice by the city engineer.

D. If any encroachment as defined in this chapter is not removed as required by this chapter the city engineer may cause the same to be removed and charge the expense thereof, including, but not limited to, any administrative expense, to the holder of the encroachment permit at the time the removal was required. (Ord. 3855 §§ 8, 9, 1998; Ord. 3140 § 1, 1988; prior code § 12.32.030)