Ah yes - fees to discourage pursuit of "rights". The Santa Clara County
codes specifically permit solar panels ANYWHERE. I applied for the
building permit for mine, way in my back yard. County Planning said,
"you need a special permit review" which will cost $6900 and if you want
to appeal our decision, the processing cost for an appeal is - guess -
$6800, win or lose.
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. Understand
that the prime directive of every bureaucracy is to garner more power
and more money. Given the fed/state/local budget crisis, they WILL
stretch or flaunt the law to get MONEY. Get a lawyer.
Grant KZ1W
On 3/15/2011 7:47 PM, Hans Hammarquist wrote:
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>
> 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. I did and with an attorney
> behind you things get soooo much easier.
>
> Also remember that a tower does NOT generate any radio radiation, the
> presence of an antenna does and a tower holding that antenna will reduce the
> level due to the increased distance between the antenna and its surrounding.
> (Too many "friends of the environment" love to bring in the "danger" of radio
> waves.)
>
> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Gardner<jerryw6uv@gmail.com>
> To: Steve Jones<n6sj@earthlink.net>
> Cc: TowerTalk<TowerTalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 6:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bay Area Structural Engineer Needed
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>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Steve Jones<n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Good luck, I feel for you, because they never give you a complete list of
>> requirements when you apply. It seems as if they make up the rules as they
>> go along!
>
>
> 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 radio and assumed I was
>
> planning to put up a cell tower or radio station tower on my property.
>
>
>
> The worst news coming out of my visit to the county office was them telling
>
> me I live in a section of the county under the jurisdiction of a special
>
> planning commision and have to apply for a use permit before I can even
>
> apply for a building permit. This requires a $500 fee (which may increase if
>
> the planner takes more time to work through the details), site visit,
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> notification of neighbors, etc., and will take at least two months. Then, if
>
> they approve, I can apply for a building permit. :-(
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> 73, Jerry
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