NAC408.547. Mailboxes and delivery boxes; location on certain residential streets or rural roads; requirements.

     1. The Department may authorize the installation of a mailbox or delivery box for newspapers on certain residential streets or rural roads if it determines that it is in the public interest to authorize lesser clearances or to require greater clearances.

     2. If a residential street has curbs, the roadside face of the mailbox or delivery box must be set back not less than 6 inches (150 millimeters) or more than 12 inches (300 millimeters) from the face of the curb. If a residential street does not have curbs or all-weather shoulders and carries a low volume of traffic operating at low speeds, the roadside face of a mailbox or delivery box must be set back not less than 8 inches (200 millimeters) or more than 12 inches (300 millimeters) from the edge of the pavement.

     3. The Department will not approve the installation of a mailbox or delivery box which is less than 2 feet, 8 inches (800 millimeters) or more than 6 feet, 8 inches (2 meters) from the edge of the pavement on a rural road which has little traffic operating at low speeds.

     4. If a mailbox is located at the entrance of a driveway, it must be placed on the far side of the driveway in the direction of the delivery route.

     5. If a mailbox or delivery box for newspapers is located at an intersecting road whose average daily traffic:

     (a) Is 400 vehicles or less, the mailbox or delivery box must be located at least 100 feet (30.5 meters); or

     (b) Is more than 400 vehicles, the mailbox or delivery box must be located at least 200 feet (61 meters),

Ê beyond the center of the intersecting road in the direction of the delivery route.

     6. A mailbox must be made of light sheet metal or plastic construction which conforms to the requirements of the United States Postal Service. A delivery box for newspapers must be made of light sheet metal or plastic which is suitable for holding a newspaper.

     7. Not more than two mailboxes may be mounted on a structure unless the structure is installed pursuant to the requirements set forth in subsection 14. A delivery box for newspapers may be mounted below the mailbox on the side of the support for the mailbox.

     8. A support for a mailbox must not be set in concrete unless the support is installed pursuant to the requirements set forth in subsection 14.

     9. A 4-inch by 4-inch (100-millimeter by 100-millimeter) wood post or a steel pipe of standard strength which is 2 inches (50 millimeters) in diameter and embedded not more than 24 inches (600 millimeters) into the ground will be acceptable as a support for a mailbox. A metal post must not be fitted with an anchor plate, except that it may have a device to prevent twisting and which extends not more than 10 inches (250 millimeters) below the ground.

     10. The mailbox or delivery box for newspapers must be securely attached to the structure for support in such a manner as to ensure that the mailbox or delivery box will not separate from the top of the structure if it is struck by a motor vehicle.

     11. The space between the centers of the support posts must be at least 3/4 of the height of the posts above the ground.

     12. Designs for supports for mailboxes which are not described in this section may not be used unless approved by the district engineer.

     13. A postal patron shall notify the Department of any new or existing installation of a mailbox or delivery box if the shoulder of the pavement is inadequate to allow access to the mailbox or delivery box for newspapers for motor vehicles in all conditions of weather. If widening of the shoulder of the pavement is required, the postal patron shall apply to the Department for an occupancy permit.

     14. The Department will authorize the installation of a unit for the residential delivery of mail or boxes for the delivery of newspapers installed by the United States Postal Service within a right-of-way of a state highway pursuant to an occupancy permit if that installation complies with the requirements set forth in the Guide For Erecting Mailboxes on Highways, 1994 edition, and any subsequent edition issued by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials which has been approved by the Department for use in this state is hereby adopted by reference. Each new edition shall be deemed approved by the Department unless the edition is disapproved by the Department within 60 days after the date of publication by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The Department will review each edition issued after the 1994 edition to ensure its suitability for this state. The most recent edition that has been approved by the Department may be obtained from the Department of Transportation, 1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada 89712, for the price of $13. There is no fee for the permit.

     15. An installation of a mailbox or delivery box for newspapers which does not comply with the provisions of this section is an unauthorized encroachment.

     16. The location and construction of mailboxes must conform to the regulations of the United States Postal Service and the Department.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation, eff. 1-6-95; A by R135-98, 10-3-2000)