[SCCC] [TowerTalk] Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning Rulefor Twr HGT?

[Michael Tope]

Joe,

My read of the LA county ordinance is that you only need a standard 
building permit if your installation complies with 22.52.1430. This 
includes the 75' crank up (nested height <= 35') and a "whip" which 
would seem to include a low-band vertical antenna.

The more onerus process (conditional use permit with notification of 
neighbors) would be required if you wanted something that didn't conform 
to 22.52.1430. You can tell that hams were involved in crafting the LA 
ordinance as it makes a modest sized HF antenna installation pretty 
straightforward. This is a good compromise between community concerns 
and amateur radio concerns.

Mike W4EF......................

NE6V wrote:

>ONE MILLION thanks goes to Dave Johnson!! The URL he provided me for the Los 
>Angeles County Code  worked GREAT!!! All I did was "searched" amateur radio 
>antenna towers and  there it was it took me to the exact page!! 75' max but 
>I still need a permit, GREAT NEWS.
>
>Once again Thank You everyone!!
>73
>de
>NE6V
>ARRL Los Angeles Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
>ARRL Life Member
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Dave Johnson" <djohnson at windstream.net>
>To: "NE6V" <NE6V at roadrunner.com>; "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:27 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning 
>Rulefor Twr HGT?
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>>Joe,
>>Go to www.municode.com  click on "Online Library" then the California map. 
>>Go down the list and you will find Los Angeles County.  This site has a 
>>search engine so you can find any municipal code that deals with towers.
>>
>>For others that may be reading this, municode covers many areas of the US 
>>but not all.
>>
>>73,  Dave - K4SSU
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "NE6V" <NE6V at roadrunner.com>
>>To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:33 PM
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning 
>>Rulefor Twr HGT?
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>>>Hello To All,
>>>
>>>   On Monday, I had the joy of contacting the Los Angeles County Planning 
>>>Department. The question I had was/is; what is(if any) the tower and 
>>>antenna height limit for an AMATEUR RADIO station(operator) living within 
>>>Los Angeles County, in County area(meaning not in an incorporated 
>>>area)?All though the question is simple enough, the answer has not been 
>>>easy to get, in fact I'm still waiting for a "corrected" response. The 
>>>initial response I got from a "regional planner" was, "communication 
>>>towers, 35 feet!" I immediately corrected him and stated its not a 
>>>"communications tower" but rather a "Amateur Radio Tower". He paused and 
>>>then replied, "oh.... I see, I will have to look  in to this and I'll get 
>>>back to you."
>>>
>>>   Well, I'm still waiting.
>>>
>>>   Does any local stations have any information on this matter?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank You in Advance.
>>>
>>>73
>>>de
>>>NE6V~Joe Vega
>>>ARRL Los Angeles Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
>>>ARRL Life Member
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