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potential users of the right-of-way, but shall be guided primarily by considerations of public interest, the public’s needs for the particular service, the condition of the right-of-way, the time of year with respect to essential utilities, the protection of existing equipment in the right-of-way, and future city plans for public improvements and development projects which have been determined to be the public interest. (1993 Code, § 1165.25) § 96.28 RELOCATION OF EQUIPMENT. (A) A registrant must promptly and at its own expense, with due regard for seasonal working conditions, permanently remove and relocate its equipment and facilities in the right-of-way whenever the city requests the removal and relocation, and shall restore the right-of-way to the same condition it was in prior to the removal or relocation. The city may make the requests in order to prevent inference by the company’s equipment or facilities with a present or future city use of the right-of-way; a public improvement undertaken by the city; an economic development project in which the city has an interest or investment; when the public health, safety and welfare requires it; or when necessary to prevent interference with the safety and convenience or ordinary travel over the right-of-way. (B) Notwithstanding the forgoing, a person shall not be required to remove of relocate its equipment from any right-of-way which has been vacated in favor of nongovernmental entity to the person therefor. (1993 Code, § 1165.26) § 96.29 PRE-EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT LOCATION. In addition to complying with the requirements of M.S. § 216D.01-09, as it may be amended from time to time, before the start date of any right-of-way excavation, each registrant who has equipment located in the area to be excavated shall mark the horizontal and approximate vertical placement of all the equipment. Any registrant whose equipment is less than 20 inches below a concrete or asphalt surface shall notify and work closely with the excavation contractor in an effort to establish the exact location of its equipment and the best procedure for excavation. (1993 Code, § 1165.27) § 96.30 DAMAGE TO OTHER EQUIPMENT. (A) Maintenance work by city. When the city performs work in the right-of-way and finds it necessary to maintain, support, or move a registrant’s equipment in order to protect it, the city shall notify the local representative as early as is reasonably possible. The costs associated therewith will be billed to that registrant and must be paid within 30 days from the date of billing. 85