HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2344 RESOLUTION No. 2344
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH PROTESTING THE REQUIRE-
MENT BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL OF AURAL-TYPE
MAILBOXES FOR CURB DELIVERY IN ALL NEW
SUBDIVISIONS.
WHEREAS, great care has been taken in the Master
Planning of the City of Huntington Beach to create beautiful
streets, free of unnecessary obstructions; and
WHEREAS, additional expense has been incurred by home-
owners, developers, and the City in order to bring about inno-
vations of design for beautification of public property; and
WHEREAS, the new requirement by the Postmaster General
for rural-type mailboxes in all new subdivisions would cause
installation of unsightly, upright mailboxes at intervals
of approximately every 60, along residential streets; and
WHEREAS, after due study and consideration, the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach also finds as follows:
(1 ) Beautification efforts currently underway to elim-
inate unsightly utility poles, signs, et.al. will
be hampered by these unnecessary additions to the
"street scene."
(2) Current trend toward contingency of sidewalk with
curb will cause conflict of mail boxes with park-
ing of vehicles, opening and closing of automobile
doors, etc.
(3) Placement of mail boxes adjacent to curbs will ob-
struct pedestrian traffic using the sidewalks.
(4) Street delivery boxes will not afford adequate se-
curity and protection for mail.
(5) The street rights-of-way are the property of the
local agencies ; i .e. Cities ,Counties , therefore,
this regulation is a direct infringement on the
use of said property by the owner-agencies.
1.
Res. No. 2344
THEREFORE, Bequest is hereby made to the Post Office De-
partment, President and Mrs. Johnson, Senators and Congressmen
of California, for appropriate action to rescind the afore-
mentioned Directives issued by the Postmaster General regard-
ing requirements for curb delivery of mail in new subdivisions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, this 21stday of March ,
1966.
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ATTEST:
City C
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAMES D. PLUNKETT,
City Attorney
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Res® No. 2344
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing
resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21stday of March
1966 , by the following vote
AYES: Councilmen:
Welch, Gisler, Steward`, Lombeft , Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
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City Clerk an x-officlo Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California