Whenever any vault, coal bin or other room or place in or under any public street or sidewalk shall be condemned as unsafe or inimical to the public welfare by the Building, Housing and Land Use Department, or whenever the removal of any such vault or bin is made necessary by public improvement or public utility, then the person maintaining or using such vault or owning, leasing or occupying the property to which the vault is an adjunct shall, upon notice duly given in accordance with the requirements of §
148-5 of this chapter, remove such vault and restore the earth, pavement, sidewalk, curb, gutter or other street surface to its proper and original condition.