The engineer, with assistance as required from the sheriff or other county official(s), may remove any structure, object, feature or material placed or spilled upon, over, or beneath the surface of any right-of-way by other than the department unless the structure, object, feature or material was installed and is maintained pursuant to either a contract with the county, permission by the department as provided in this chapter, or other specific legal authority. The costs of any removal shall be the sole responsibility of the installer of such structure, object, feature or material, and the successors in ownership of any portion of such structure, object, feature or material. The county may take any steps which it deems appropriate to collect the costs of such removal. (Added by Ord. 85-051 § 3, July 3, 1985; Amended by Ord. 96-028 § 7, June 12, 1996, Eff date June 29, 1996; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-001, Feb. 15, 2012, Eff date Feb. 26, 2012).