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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 88-24 RESOLUTION N0 . R88-2� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ADOPTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MAILBOX STANDARDS FOR PROPERTY ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAYS . WHEREAS; the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has identified mailbox installations adjacent to state hi�hways as potential hazards , and WHEREAS ; crash tests have resulted in the identification of acceptable mailbox support type , and WHEREAS; the State Hi�hway Department has established standards for mailbox post design and location, and WHEREAS ; the City of Friendswood has been requested to adopt these standards to limit the danger to motorist and the liability of property owners . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED ; that the City of Friendswood adopts the new standards as total replacements for all previously issued mailbox support desi�ns , and THAT all new and replacement mailbox installations on the highway system be in accordance with these new standards , and THAT for those installations requirin� numerous mailboxes , the property owner be encouraged to place installations on a low volume intersecting roadway or on private property whenever possible , and THAT mailbox installations be placed a sufficient distance from the edge of the travelway to permit the delivery and receipt of mail without oecupying the travel lane , and THAT these standards be incorporated into an appropriate ordinance of the City of Friendsw000d , and � � � * � NOW THEREFORE , FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the owners of property abuting state highways with mailboxes whieh do not comply with the new standards , be notified of the standards and encouraged to upgrade existing installations which do not meet the new standards . ADOPTED BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS , THIS THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST , 1988 . E�,c.c.�^�/' Paul W. Schrader Mayor ATTEST : C � Deloris MeKenzie CM City Secretary