12.25.020 Location.
A. Access. A mailbox shall not be permitted where access is obtained from the lanes of Highway 89A or SR 179 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 one-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, between three feet five inches and three feet nine inches 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 one of the following:
1. Eight feet where no paved shoulder exists;
2. The width of the all-weather shoulder present plus eight to 12 inches;
3. The width of an all-weather turnout, as specified by the city engineer, plus eight to 12 inches.
D. Offset on Curbed Streets. The roadside face of the mailbox shall be set back to a distance of between six and 12 inches.
E. Offset on Residential Low-Volume, Low-Speed Roads without Curb or All-Weather Shoulders. The roadside face of the mailbox shall be offset between eight and 12 inches behind the edge of pavement.
F. Offset on Very Low-Volume, Low-Speed Rural Roads. The roadside face of the mailbox may be offset six feet eight inches from the traveled way as determined by the city engineer. Clearances as low as two feet eight inches may be authorized by the city engineer.
G. Driveway Entrance. Mailboxes at driveway entrances shall be placed on the far side of the driveway 15 feet from the far side of the driveway in the direction of the delivery route.
H. 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.
I. 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 city engineer as specified in SCC 12.25.010(D). [Code 2006 § 7-11-2. Ord. 2008-05, 6-10-2008].