(a) If any structure in, over, or under a public street, road, or alley in any county or municipality obstructs any work on a system, the municipal authority shall:
- (1) Give the person in control of the structure notice of the obstruction; and
- (2) Order the person in control of the structure to take any action necessary, within a time specified in the order, to enable the work to continue.
- (b) After the time specified in the order for abating the violation, a person who is served with an order under this section may not violate that order.
- (c) If any pipe or conduit laid under a public highway by a person in accordance with the terms of any permit issued or any plan approved under § 9-710 of this subtitle obstructs construction of any water main, sewer, or drain, the municipal authority shall remove or readjust the obstructing structure.
- (d) The municipality shall pay the cost of any necessary changes made under this section.
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1.
Formerly Art. 43, § 420.