(A) A mailbox or newspaper delivery box, hereafter referred to as mailbox, shall not be allowed to exist on the town’s right-of -way if it interferes with the safety of the traveling public or the function, maintenance or operation of the street, road or highway system.
(B) The location and construction of the mailboxes shall conform to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Postal Service as well as to standards established in this code.
(C) A mailbox installation that conforms to the criteria in this subchapter shall be acceptable unless the Town Engineer determines that it interferes with the safety of the traveling public or the function, maintenance or operation of the street, road or highway system.
(D) Prior to installing a mailbox in the town right-of-way, the property owner (or his or her agent) shall make a written application to the Town Engineer. Written permission from the town is required prior to installation of the mailbox.
(E) Where discretionary action is permitted by the postmaster for location or construction of a mailbox, the property owner (or his or her agent) shall make application to the postmaster. Written permission from the postmaster is required prior to installation of the mailbox.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-1)