Atwater Municipal Code Ch. 12.20 Mailboxes

The placement of individual mail boxes at the curb line within public rights-of-way is prohibited. Collection and relay boxes may be placed in appropriate places by the United States Postal Service.

(Prior Code § 7-3.01)

A. Single family dwellings shall have mailboxes in a location approved by the Director of Public Works. The mailboxes and their mounting stands shall not encroach in any fashion on or over sidewalks or other public walks or ways in the City right-of-ways and shall be installed in accordance with applicable postal regulations.

B. In new subdivisions, the subdivider shall install stands and cluster mailboxes of two or more in locations as approved by the Director of Public Works. The cluster mailboxes shall not encroach in any fashion on or over sidewalks or their public walks or ways in the City right-of ways and shall be installed in accordance with applicable postal regulations.

(Prior Code § 7-3.02; Ord. CS 376, 1978)

Cluster mailboxes that do not encroach upon the public right-of-way may be installed for multifamily dwellings and commercial users in accordance with applicable postal regulations.

(Prior Code § 7-3.03)

This chapter of the Municipal Code is construed as being a part of the Zoning Ordinance.

(Prior Code § 7-3.04)

If upon the expiration of the 30-day period, the required underground facilities have not been provided, the City Engineer shall forthwith proceed to do the work; provided, however, if such premises are unoccupied and no electric or communications services are being furnished thereto, the City Engineer shall, in lieu of providing the required underground facilities, have the authority to order the disconnection and removal of any and all overhead service wires and associated facilities supplying utility service to the property. Upon completion of the work by the City Engineer, he shall file a written report with the City Council setting forth the fact that the required underground facilities have been provided and the cost thereof, together with a legal description of the property against which such cost is to be assessed. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing protests against the assessment of the cost of such work upon such premises, which time shall not be less than ten days thereafter.

(Prior Code § 10-6.109(d))