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~:~.. _. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0. 77 - 9 BY : Gi . A RESOLUTION TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE REQUESTING DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERY IN NEW SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED AND DECLARING AN EP4ERGENCY. WHEREAS, this Council has in its possession a communication from the United States Postal Service to Area Managers entitled "Extension of Delivery - Form 697", and, WHEREAS, Form 697 states that door-to-door delivery will not be established or extended where average lot widths exceed 50 Ft. or the average set-back exceeds 30 Ft, from the carrier's line of travel and that under such circumstances, delivery will be made to curb-line boxes only, and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted provided for the establishment of minimum lot width requirements for single family dwellings of between 60 Ft, and 80 Ft, and WHEREAS, the minimum set-back requirements, as imposed by the Zoning Code is 50 Ft., and WHEREAS, requirements imposed by the United States Postal Service of door-to-door delivery only to new residences having a maximum 50 Ft. width and a 35 Ft, set-back is an arbitrary classification and a denial of equal protection under the law in that it places a requirement upon new residences which is not required upon presently existing residences, and WHEREAS, this Council believes that all citizens, whether established or prospective residents of the City of North Olmsted, should be treated by all branches of Government, Federal, State or Local, in such a way as to be treated equally and be guaranteed equal protection as a class under the law, and WHEREAS, this Council, on behalf of itself, the Administration, and more particularly, the residents of new Subdivisions and residents of prospective Subdivisions whose minimum lot requirements are not in compliance with the directive of the United States Postal Service, vehemently objects to Form 697 and requests that the regulation be reconsidered and repealed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That this Council, on behalf of the residents of the C1 y o orth Olmsted, both present and prospective, and on behalf of itself and the Administration of the City of North Olmsted, does hereby and object to "Extensions of Delivery - Form. 697" of the United States Postal Service promulgated by the U. S. Postal Service, Cleveland, Ohio, 44101 under date of September 16, 1975 on the basis that such directive is a denial of equal protection in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States