I have a horror story as well....
we researched moving to the Dallas area ... restrictions up the Ying-Yang
... but finally found 7 acres in a nearby town that was in an unincorporated
area.... I contacted the "proper" as I was told, official at the building
and inspection department ... he told me multiple times and in writing
"sure - there's absolutely no restrictions there - as a matter of fact when
you build your house you'll want to be sure your builder hires an
independent inspector for that construction" .... so $105K later it was ours
... we found a builder - signed the paper work and literally a few weeks
before they were to break ground I happen to contact the city manager ... I
talked to him about something related to the build and just happened to
mention the towers ... "towers? What towers?" I heard in reply.... I
explained to him what I had planned and what I had from his building
department ... he replied "oh him... he was fired due to incompetence and no
you can't put up towers"!
FORTUNATELY I was able to cancel the builder without a penalty (well $2500
lost) ... lessen learned - and used when we moved to South Carolina shortly
after that.
Gary
K9RX
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike KB9BIB
Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 3:40 PM
To: K7LXC@aol.com
Cc: dw ; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible
newhomepurchase
This is exactly what happened to me.
I did my own research, then went to confirm with them. One guy told me one
thing, which didn't sound accurate to me. So I went back a week later and
spoke to the residential superintendent. He gave me a different answer,
which sounded more accurate. Exchanged several emails with him and then
finally applied for the permit.
He issued it and classified it as a Wireless Communication Facility (cell
tower), which added significantly more requirements. A 5 minute call to him
to explain the difference and point him to the part of the regulations that
I felt applied more accurately, and he agreed and lifted those restrictions.
Do as much research as you can online first. Even if you have to go in and
talk to them to get them, just get a copy and read them on your own. In
many cases, these were adopted before the people working in the office
started working there.
73,
Mike KB9BIB
On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:34 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> 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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Mike KB9BIB
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