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176 time such material is placed upon the street, provided that exceptions to this requirement may be approved by the director. After backfilling is completed, and prior to repaying the cut, the contractor or permittee shall remove all loose paving material and trim the edges of the excavation at the street surface to the satisfaction of the director. (e) Whenever any caving in the sidewalls of any excavation, the pavements above such caving shall be cut away. In no case shall any void under a pavement be filled by any side or lateral tamping. Section 33-32.7 Cleaning Up Streets. In every case and at all times the work of removing from the streets all obstructions, surplus materials, debris, graffiti and waste matter of every description caused by and accumulated from the excavation shall be the responsibility of the permittee and shall be done in a manner deemed satisfactory to the director. Excavation sites shall be cleaned at the completion of each workday. In addition, the permittee shall remove all excavated material from the site of the excavation no later than the end of each workday. Section 33-32.8 Repair and Maintenance Obligation of Permittee. Each permittee that excavates or causes to be made an excavation in the public right-of-way shall be responsible to maintain, repair, or reconstruct the site of the excavation so as to maintain a condition acceptable to the director until such time as the public right-of-way is reconstructed, repaved, or resurfaced by the department. Section 33-32.9 Subsurface or Pavement Failures. In the event that subsurface material or pavement over or immediately adjacent to any excavation should become depressed, broken, or fail in any way at any time after the excavation has been completed, the director shall exercise his or her best judgement to determine the person(s) responsible, if any, for the failure in the subsurface or surface of the public right-of-way and shall designate such person as the responsible party. The director shall notify said person(s) of the condition, its location, and the required remedy, and such person(s) shall repair or restore, or cause to be repaired or restored, such condition to the satisfaction of the director within five (5) working days of the notification. The director may extend the time for the responsible party to repair or restore the affected public right-of-way. Section 33-32.10 Repair by the Department. (a) In the event that any person(s) fails, neglects, or refuses to repair or restore any condition pursuant to the director's notice as set forth in section 33-32.9, the director may repair or restore, or cause to be repaired or restored, such condition in such manner as the director deems Ordinance No, NS-2447 Page 6 of 12