I visited the county (Contra Costa, CA) building department this morning to inquire about a permit for my tower project. They require structural plans and drawings stamped by a licensed California PE
Can't say anything about arms and legs, but you can search the state database of engineers..http://www.pels.ca.gov/ I'd expect several hundred bucks would be a reasonable price for the job. It's not
Jerry I just received my building permit from San Mateo County for a US Tower HDX-589. The County Building Dept. accepted the CA PE stamp and signature on the front of the .pdf copy of the structural
morning to inquire about a permit for my tower project. They require structural plans and drawings stamped by a licensed California PE. undertake this work (and not charge an arm and a leg)? Define a
Thanks, Steve. I know what you mean about it seeming like they make up the rules as they go along. Neither of the two guys I spoke to in the country building department had ever heard of amateur radi
I recently hired Hank to do the engineering work for my tower permit. I would highly recommend him. 73, Guy, N7ZG _______________________________________________ _____________________________________
I would question whether the "special use" requirement is really valid. Since they didn't know about ham radio, how can they be right that it's a "special use" ? looking at the city of martinez (your
Special Use is a "term of art" in the land use planning business. Basically, it's what they say when ever you are doing anything other than "standard", and antenna support structures, towers, etc are
Jim made a lot of good points Jim mentioned "Perhaps that's why hiring a professional up front is worth it? They'll know the local processes, know what is special and what isn't, and know the right a
Kevin, Although my mailing address is Martinez, I'm not actually within the Martinez city limits. I'm in unincorporated Contra Costa county, and hence only county regulations apply to my situation. I
(Apologies if this shows up as a double posting) I'm a licensed civil engineer in California. A couple of thoughts I'd like to share: I would advise any ham concerned about liability or insurance in
Might be useful to consider getting permits in private business terms. Some business schools recommend rating potential customers when building business plans. "A" customers are ideal, they have inte