THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 195

not been made, the Town Council may, upon discovery of
such error, inadvertence, or oversight, correct the assess-
ment by amendment of the ordinance making the same
without further notice to the property owner or owners
affected thereby provided that such property owner or
owners had notice of the hearing conducted pursuant to
Section 528E hereof and the error, inadvertence or over-
sight did not occur prior to the date of such hearing and
was not contained in any notice thereof, but if such error,
inadvertence or oversight occurred prior to such hearing
or was contained in any notice thereof, it shall not be cor-
rected unless the property owner or owners affected by
such correction are given adequate notice and an oppor-
tunity to be heard.

528M. (108-13M) Obstruction of highways and rights-
of-way. —Prohibited unless permit obtained; exception.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to tear up, dig into or under, or in any manner obstruct
any public highway or right-of-way unless such person,
firm or corporation has obtained a permit to conduct such
activity from the Town or from any other governmental
agency having lawful authority to grant such permission.
Any person engaged in lawful parking, loading or unload-
ing or emergency repair of a vehicle or any person await-
ing emergency repair or towing service for a vehicle shall
not be deemed to be obstructing a public highway or right-
of-way within the meaning of Sections 528M through
528-O hereof.

528N. (108-13N) Same—Permits for, in general.

The Mayor or Chairman of the Streets and Roads Com-
mittee is hereby authorized to issue a permit for such
reasonable periods of time as may be necessary, to any
person, firm or corporation to conduct any activity which
the Mayor or Chairman of the Streets and Roads Com-
mittee finds will require the tearing up, digging into or
under, or temporary obstruction of a public road or right-
of-way. Each such permit shall expressly describe the
nature and extent of the tea/ring up, digging or obstruc-
tion of the public road or right-of-way which the Mayor
or Chairman of the Streets and Roads Committee finds
necessary. Any person, firm or corporation obtaining such
a permit shall upon completing the operations specified in
said permit restore the highway or right-of-way concerned
to a condition equal to or better than its condition at the
time said operations were begun.