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exercise its authority under this provision to in any way deter competition or discriminate against any service provider. D. Right-of-Way Permit Required 1. No ROW-user may excavate or'occupy any right-of-way or conduct any repair,. construction, or reconstruction of facilities located within the right-of-way without first having obtained the appropriate right-of-way permit. No person shall make or cause to be made, or help, aid or assist another person make, any excavation on any public right-of-way, before a written permit to make the excavation is issued by the director of public works after application is made therefor. 2. No person owning or occupying any land abutting on a public right-of-way shall construct, maintain, or permit in or on the portion of the public right-of-way to which such land is adjacent, any fixed structure, material or object other than a U. S. Mail box without having obtained the appropriate right-of-way permit. Owners of property fronting upon or adjoining any public fight-of-way, at their own expense, may grade, construct or reconstruct the curbing, roadway, paving or sidewalk paving of the fight-of-way only with the permission of and under the supervision of the director of public works. All plans and specifications must be approved by the director of public works. 3. No person shall construct, alter, or repair a building or facility or cause the same to be done, or help, aid, or assist another person construct, alter or repair a building or facility upon public right-of-way, before a written permit to do such work is issued by the director of public works, after application is made therefor. 4. A right-of-way permit is required for emergency situations. If, due to an emergency, it is necessary for the ROW-user to immediately perform work in the right-of-way, and it is impractical for the ROW-user to first get the appropriate permit, the work may be performed, and the required permit shall be obtained during the next business day. The ROW-user shall call the Public Works Department and give notification of the emergency on the day it occurs, and on the next business day after, the ROW-user shall apply for a fight-of-way permit (all applicable fees applY) in order to continue working. E. permit Applications 1. Application for a right-of-way permit shall be submitted to the director of public works by the person who will do the work and/or excavation in the right-of-way. The director of public works shall have the right to review and approve the location, design and nature of the facility/project prior to installation and issuance of a permit. A ROW-user shall not construct or reconstruct any of its facilities located upon, over, under or within the City fight-of-way without first having submitted in writing a description of its planned improvement to the director of public works and having received a permit for such improvement. The ROW-user shall coordinate the placement of facilities in a manner that minimizes adverse impact on any public improvement, as determined by the director of public works. The ROW-user's use of the right- . of-way shall in all matters be subordinate to the City's use or occupation of the right-of-way. 2. Right-of-way applications shall contain and be considered complete only upon receipt of the following: compliance with verification of registration; submission of a completed permit application form, including all required attachments and drawings showing the location and area of the proposed project and the location of all existing and proposed facilities at such locations, and any other project information requested by the director of public works; a traffic control plan; payment of all money due to the City for permit fees and costs, and for the current permit and prior permit costs, and for any loss, damage or expense suffered by the City because of the applicant's prior excavations of the right-of-way, or for any emergency actions taken by the City, unless the payment of such money is in dispute and timely appealed as provided hereafter; and a 4