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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
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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 :
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Deloris MeKenzie CM
City Secretary