§ 25-23. Maintenance of backfill.

After an excavation has been backfilled in any public way, the person responsible for the excavation shall maintain the backfill for a period of ninety (90) days and make certain the backfill surface remains at approximately the same grade as the adjacent surface and at such a level that it will not be hazardous or detrimental to persons or vehicles passing thereover. If, in the opinion of the director of public works, the person responsible for the excavation fails to maintain the backfill at the proper grade or level, the city shall restore the backfill to the required grade or level and charge the costs incurred to the person responsible for the excavation.

(Code 1975, § 570.070)

State law reference

Municipal authority to assess costs of maintenance and improvement of streets and sidewalks against adjacent lot owners, RSMo 88.570, 88.883, 88.890.