(a) It shall be unlawful to undertake construction in the right-of-way of a public street without obtaining approval of plans for such construction, as provided in this article. Any person or governmental entity initiating, contracting for, or arranging construction of any kind in public street right-of-way within the City or owning right-of-way upon which construction of any kind will be performed within city shall submit all designs, plans, and specifications for approval to the city engineer, who shall review such designs, plans, and specifications for conformity with the city roadway standards, the comprehensive plan, and transportation plans of the City. No approval shall be granted if the city engineer finds and determines that the application fails to conform substantially to the City's plans and standards, or if the application fails to propose a comparable alternative that is acceptable to the city engineer.

(b) An applicant for plan approval may appeal the denial of plans to the city manager, who shall review the decision of the city engineer and provide the applicant an opportunity to be heard. The decision of the city manager shall be final. A written copy of such decision shall be made available to the applicant.

(c) The plan approval required by this section shall be in addition to the contractor permit required by section 126-132 of this chapter. (Code 1979, § 34-19)