[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Vinland
as § 6-3-6 of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Rural mailboxes are prohibited on the right-of-way of all highways
within the Town of Vinland except as hereinafter provided:
A.
Mailboxes are approved only if they are of a construction or design
approved by the United States Postal Service or previously approved
by the Postmaster.
B.
Newspaper tubes are permitted only if provided by the newspaper and
are of a construction or design that will not present a hazard to
the public use of the right-of-way.
C.
A nameplate bearing the name and address number of the mailbox owner
shall be permitted on each box.
D.
The support for the mailbox and newspaper tube shall adhere to the
standards governing construction of mailbox supports as established
by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and shall not constitute
a hazard to the public use of the right-of-way.
E.
Mailboxes and newspaper tubes must be located on the side of the
road as required by the United States Postal Service. The newspaper
tube shall be at least one foot from the paved portion of the highway.[1]
F.
The owner of each mailbox and/or newspaper tube shall, within 24
hours after the end of each snowfall, remove all snow and ice which
has fallen or accumulated in front of said mailbox and/or said newspaper
tube and shall remove the snow for a distance of 15 feet to each side
of said mailbox and/or newspaper tube.
G.
No other object of any kind shall be attached to the mailbox, newspaper
tube or their supports. No other objects, including, but not limited
to, landscaping boulders or fences may be placed on the right-of-way.
H.
This section is not intended to and shall not be construed to create
any affirmative duty on the part of the Town of Vinland to locate
and remove obstructing mailboxes.
