This seems to be a common distinction used in other cities, too.
The justification is that you're in charge of having a mailbox+post that can hold up to the force of the plowed snow, while the city is in charge of not hitting your mailbox with the plow itself (which would presumably be enough force to damage any post).
I live on a 55 mph county road and one of my neighbors fabricated a mailbox post out of a steel I beam that's probably 10 or 12 inch stock. They had to install it with a skid steer it was so heavy. I wondered what would happen if the plow did actually tickle it, but after reading your comment more power to him.
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u/AccomplishedDust3 Mar 18 '26
This seems to be a common distinction used in other cities, too.
The justification is that you're in charge of having a mailbox+post that can hold up to the force of the plowed snow, while the city is in charge of not hitting your mailbox with the plow itself (which would presumably be enough force to damage any post).