First and foremost consult an attorney; Choices you make now can
have a big impact later.
You could try what I'm doing, I went to the city planning commission
and told them variances are an exception to the rule and there
limitation was federally preempted. With the current ordinance being
illegal, I offered to assist them in writing a new ordinance that
would meet there needs and still reasonably accommodate Amateur
Radio.
My speech included terms like the need to have antennas above and
out of reach for safety and RF exposure (The current regulation puts
the public at risk for injury). (I supplied formulas for calculating
ERP, MPE, OET Bulletins, lots of technical terms and official
documentation) for there engineer of course.) NOT I WANTED THEM TO
BE OVERWHELMED they were!
ORDINANCES ARE PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AREN'T THEY?
INTERFERENCE: Don't forget part 15 regulations for manufacturers,
the FCC has not relinquished control of the radio spectrum to local
government and common sense states the higher the better, I like my
neighbors so I'll put my antenna as high as possible, because I know
that phones and other appliances are not up to the federal
standards, like they should be.
Bottom line is the proposed new ordinance looks good to me 70 feet
with documentation that it is installed correctly guying etc.
(probably a PE signature if changes are made from manufactures
recommendations)
The vote to approve will likely be on the September 25, 2003 agenda.
Keep your fingers crossed!!
Randy
AC7NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Crews
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 16:14
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] To Permit or Not to Permit
I am facing a dilemma in regards to erecting my WT51 in my yard.
I have scoured the area and talked to other hams in regards to
the permitting process and almost 90% of them didn't bother and
never had faced problems from the city or their neighbors.
My neighbor hood does not have CC&Rs against antennas. The city
has an ordinance with a height limitation of 35'. California
recently
passed its own PRB-1. If I were to go the permit part and ask for a
variance
in accordance with the "accommodation" clause of the California
PRB-1
then I would be the test case and wind up having to educate the
city. Chances of winning, 50/50?
Opinions?
Bill
W2WHC
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