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Ordinance No. 92 - 72 page Two Page 2 (c) Exceptions to the lateral placement criteria above will exist on residential streets and certain designa.ted rural roads where the City deems it in the public interest to permit lesser clearances or to require greater clearances. On curbed streets, the roadside face of the mailbox shall be set back from the face of curb a distance between 12 axid 18 inches On residential streets without curbs or all-weather shoulders and that carry low-traffic volumes operating at low speeds, the roadside face of a ma.ilbox shall be offset between 12 and 16 inches behind the edge of pavement. (d) Where a mailbox is located at a driveway entrance, it sha,11 be placed on the far side of the driveway in the direction of the delivery route. (e) Where a mailbox is located at an intersecting road, it shall be located a minimun of 50 feet beyond the center of the intersecting road. 908.03 STRUCTURE (a) Mailboxes shall be of light sheet metal or plastic construction conforming to the requirements of the U.S. Postal Service. Newspaper delivery boxes sha.ll of light sheet metal or plastic construction of minimun dimensions suitable for holding a newspaper. (b) No more than two mailboxes may be munted an a support structure unless the support structure and mailboxes 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 4-inch x 4-inch diameter wooden post or a metal post with a strength steel pipe and embedded no more than 24 inches into the ground will 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 nnre than 10 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 ma.ilbox support assemblies. Figures I through V are shown in Appendix A. (f) 'Ihe 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 will be acceptable if approved by the City Engineer.