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(A) Access. A mailbox shall not be permitted where access is obtained from the lanes of Highway 89 or where access is otherwise prohibited by law or regulations.
(B) Placement. A mailbox shall be placed on the right-hand side of the roadway, in the direction of the delivery route, except on 1-way streets where they may be placed on the left-hand side. The bottom of the mailbox shall be set at an elevation established by the U.S. Postal Service, generally between 36 inches and 4 feet above the roadway surface.
(C) Normal offset. The roadside face of the mailbox shall be offset from the edge of the traveled way a minimum distance of the greater 1 of the following:
(1) Eight feet where no paved shoulder exists.
(2) The width of the all-weather shoulder present plus 8 to 12 inches.
(3) The width of an all-weather turnout as specified by the Town Engineer, plus 8 to 12 inches.
(D) Offset on curbed streets. The roadside face of the mailbox shall be sent back to a distance of between 6 and 12 inches.
(E) Driveway entrance. Mailboxes at driveway entrances shall be placed on the near side of the driveway in the direction of the delivery route.
(F) Intersecting street or road. When a mailbox is located at an intersection, it shall be placed a minimum distance of 100 feet beyond the center of the intersecting street in any direction of the delivery route. When the average daily traffic on the intersecting street exceeds 400 vehicles per day, the distance shall be 200 feet.
(G) Guardrail. Where a mailbox is to be installed in the vicinity of an existing guardrail, it shall be placed behind the guardrail unless application is made and written permission received from the Town Engineer as specified in § 150.100.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-2)
The following sizes of mailboxes as authorized by the U.S. Postal Service shall be installed in the town.
(A) 19-inch length — 6.5-inch width — 8.5-inch height.
(B) 21-inch length — 8.8-inch width — 10.5-inch height.
(C) 23.5-inch length — 11.5-inch width — 13.5-inch height.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-3)
(A) Materials. Mailboxes shall be of light sheet metal, fiberglass or plastic construction and conform to the requirements of the U.S. Postal Service. Newspaper delivery boxes shall be of light sheet metal or plastic construction and of minimum dimensions suitable for holding a newspaper.
(B) Support.
(1) Number of boxes. No more than 2 mailboxes shall be mounted on a support structure unless the support structure and mailbox arrangement have been shown to be safe by crash testing as conducted by the Federal Highway Administration or the Arizona Department of Transportation. Lightweight newspaper delivery boxes may be mounted below the mailbox on the side of the mailbox support.
(2) Concrete foundation. Mailbox supports shall be placed in native soil or in crushed aggregate base materials whenever these materials provide adequate support. Mailbox supports shall not be placed in concrete unless necessary for support. Mailbox supports shall not be set in concrete placed at depth any greater than 12 inches.
(3) Post. A single 4 inch by 4-1/2 inch diameter wooden post or metal post with a strength no greater than 2 inch diameter standard strength steel pipe, and embedded no more than 24 inches into the ground shall be acceptable as a mailbox support. A metal post shall not be fitted with an anchor plate, but it may have an anti-twist device that extends no greater than 10 inches below the ground surface.
(4) Attachment. The post-to-mailbox attachment details shall be of sufficient strength to prevent the mailbox from separating from the post top if the installation is struck by a vehicle. The minimum spacing between the centers of the support posts shall be 3/4 of the height of the post above the ground line.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-4)
It shall be the responsibility of the postal patron to inform the Town Engineer of any new or existing mailbox installation where shoulder construction of the town maintained street is inadequate to allow all- weather vehicular access to the mailbox.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-5)
Any mailbox that is found to violate the public safety intent of this subchapter shall be declared unacceptable and removed by the postal patron upon notification by the Town Engineer. At the discretion of the Town Engineer, based on an assessment of hazard to the public, the postal patron shall be granted not less than 24 hours, nor more than 30 days, to remove an unacceptable mailbox. After the specified removal period has expired, the unacceptable mailbox shall be removed by the town at the postal patron’s expense.
(2001 Code, § 7-13-6)