(a) Purpose. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this section to prohibit the obstruction by a vehicle of a mailbox in such a manner so as to impede the delivery of the mail by the United States Postal Service.
(b) Definitions.
Emergency Response Personnel. An employee or employees of the Carmel Police Department, Carmel-Clay Fire Department or Carmel-Clay Communications Center who routinely respond to a summons for assistance when there is a reasonable belief that the need exists.
Mailbox.
a) A public container approved by the United States Postal Service for deposit of outgoing mail.
b) A private container approved by the United States Postal Service for incoming mail.
(c) Obstruction of mailbox. A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct a mailbox or to interfere with the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service. Vehicles following the direction of a law enforcement officer or traffic control device, emergency response personnel attending to an emergency call, United States Postal Service vehicles, and individuals stopped for the sole purpose of placing or removing mail from a mailbox are exempted from this section.
(d) Enforcement. Enforcement of this section shall be by the City Attorney.
(e) Schedule of Code provisions and penalties. Vehicles found to be in violation of this section shall be discharged subject to removal procedures as designated in § 6-81 of this Code.
(`91 Code, § 8-3) (Ord. D-1128, 12-19-94)