(a) Mailboxes shall be of light sheet metal or plastic construction conforming to the requirements of the U.S. Postal Service. Newspaper delivery boxes shall be of light sheet metal or plastic construction of minimum dimensions suitable for holding a newspaper.
(b) No more than two mailboxes may be mounted on a support structure unless the support structure and mailbox arrangement have been shown to be safe by crash testing. However, lightweight newspaper boxes may be mounted below the mailbox on the side of the mailbox support.
(c) Mailbox supports shall not be set in concrete unless the support design has been shown to be safe by crash tests when so installed.
(d) A single four-inch by four-inch diameter wooden post or a metal post with a strength steel pipe and embedded no more than twenty-four 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 more than ten inches below the ground surface.
(e) The post-to-box attachment details should be of sufficient strength to prevent the box from separating from the post top if the installation is struck by a vehicle. Figures I, III and V show acceptable attachment details. Figures II, IV and V show acceptable mailbox support assemblies. Figures I through V are shown in Appendix A, attached to original Ordinance 92-72.
(f) The minimum spacing between the centers of support posts shall be three-fourths the height of the posts above the groundline.
(g) Mailbox support design not described in this regulation shall be acceptable if approved by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 92-72. Passed 7-16-92.)