When I decided I was finally going to erect my first tower + big HF yagi, the
first thing I did was to purchase and read Steve K7LCX's fine book "UP THE
TOWER: The Complete Guide To Tower Construction". It answered most questions I
had and some I didn't know I had. The only question it didn't answer was
regarding personal liability. My homeowners insurance agent stated that I would
be automatically covered if the installation complied with all zoning and
permitting requirements. It was then that I decided to try to erect it
according to the requirements. An email to my county building department
furnished me with links to the relevant regulations and forms.
A couple of interesting things about my project...
- Some local hams suggested I just "put it up and dare the &^#$*# government
to come after me". When I asked who would pay my fines, the silence was
deafening.
- There are about 2K hams in my county and when I went to have my sit-down
with the county representatives (one lady was a ham), they said that in 12
years, they couldn't recall a SINGLE request for a ham tower permit. That's
scary.
vy 73,Bryan WA7PRChttp://www.tinyurl.com/wa7prc-tower
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Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:34:44 -0500
From: K7LXC@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new home purchase
> I'm toying with the purchase of property in Kansas.
The sight is plenty large enough for a tower or two.
But I've never done this before.
The property is rural, in farm country.
What do I need to do to assure no restrictions or hassles concerning
towers exist?
Sounds like fun. I would certainly recommend my UP THE TOWER book.
It's got 2 chapters on the legal implications. championradio.com for more
info.
But the first thing I would suggest is going to city/county hall and
getting a copy of the building regs. Then you'll know EXACTLY what the
building codes want. Of course this is in addition to any CC&R's that apply.
In
the case of farm country in Kansas, it's probably a non-issue.
The problem with asking the building department questions is that they
probably haven't encountered a tower application before. And my experience
has been that if you ask 3 people in the building department for answers,
you'll likely get 2-3 different answers.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and
Champion Radio Products
Cell: 206-890-4188
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