Author: "Mark S. Adams, P.E." <msadams@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:23:49 -0400
Hi Gang, I don't post here often, but have an important question that many of you have surely faced. I asked my town zoning officer for a permit and code info so I can put up a new tower on a 3 ac. l
Mark, You should always assume that the town believes it regulates the construction of EVERY structure in town. It's just a matter of which words in the zoning bylaw they will apply. You are correct
Mark, You being a PE you will know a lot more about this than I do. But I can pass on my personal experience. I wanted to put up a simple light weight 40 ft tower but my bldg dept said it had to pass
Jim, At my bldg dept IBC-2000 is the Bible and final word as to the structural requirements. Couldn't you refer to section 3108 of IBC-2000 and ask where is the fallback requirement? Besides the bldg
Hi Mark, My town has the code written almost exactly as you have written. They do not consider an amateur radio station a 'Telecommunications Facility'. They did require me to buy a $22 building perm
Building code and zoning law are not the same thing. A proposed structure must first meet zoning requirements, then it's construction will be guided by standardized building code. Maximum height, set
paging By You're right. First, the person you're talking to has probably never seen an amateur radio tower application before. Second, you talk to 3 different people in the building department and yo
Jeff: I am curious as to when this occurred as I am told most bldg dept went away from UBC-97 and started using IBC-2000 in the last year or so. I tried to get (beg is more like it) my bldg dept to a
Jim, I stand corrected. That's very good to know. I do know the zoning rules and bldg permits are two different animals, I just didn't know which one dealt with setbacks and so I used the don't ask,
Alan, In response to your post concerning finding a tower that will pass the 90 mph requirements. I live in south Florida and I have requirements that are 140 mph gusts for category "C" . I contacted