I believe there some "reasonable ..." in how much the "authorities" can charge. High fees can be construed a a way to stop us from pursuing our legal rights. Give ARRL a call and inquire about help.
So, my lawyer talked to County Counsel and resulting fee was zero for the "planning review". All that I paid was the building permit fee. Lesson - read the codes relative to what you want to do. Unde
Sadly.. reasonable is pretty high... If you're doing a $10-20k project, a $500-$1000 fee is considered perfectly reasonable. _______________________________________________ __________________________
I called our local ARRL volunteer counsel and he told me the high fees at San Mateo County had been mandated by the Board of Supervisors to recoup some of their lost tax revenues caused by the recess
Grant I agree. The key is to obtain the original code/ordinance language and understand it. I found most of the counter staff at the County were not at all familiar with the parts of their own code t
In Cupertino, you are only allowed one "tower" but there is no limit on "masts". The ordinance defines a "tower" as a lattice tower. I applied for one "tower" (Rohn 25) and one "mast" (MA-550) and wa
I've been following this thread with interest and I have to admit it makes me quite willing to put up with more Michigan winters. I just have to hope I don't get any disagreeable new neighbors. 73 an
Yeah it's instructive to see how contractors deal with the permit process. I think the first thing is to accept that the permit process is not about helping you do a good job. You have to manage that
I know of one person in the Bay Area that gave up on the permit process when the person at the counter had his translation of the code written on the borders of the book. He went and bought a trailer
I almost went that route when I was living in a subdivision with a HOA and CC&Rs, but decided that I ultimately didn't want to wage war with the neighbors, even if I was "technically" in the right re