[SEDXC] [SECC] Amateur Radio Antenna "CC&R Bill" Reintroduced in Congress

[jhdmd@bellsouth.net]

W4TE, N4NX and I all have up big towers largely due to the efforts of Jim Altman, W4UCK. Of course we are in Atlanta and Jim helped write the new tower ordinance after kicking Fulton County's butt in Federal court via PRB-1.....

I had to go before the neighborhood planning committee, the City Council, the Zoning review Board, and it had to be signed by the mayor.

Of course I had a variance sign in front of my home, had to get a Special Use Permit, and then get a building permit....  This was 1993.....

I fully support the new legislation!!

73,

John, W4NU
> 
> From: "David  Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
> Date: 2005/09/27 Tue PM 12:37:00 EDT
> To: "Paul Pescitelli" <dx.k4uj at gmail.com>,  <secc at contesting.com>, 
> 	<sedxc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] [SECC] Amateur Radio Antenna "CC&R Bill" Reintroduced in
> 	Congress
> 
> Last time this was introduced I sent letters to both Senators and my
> Representative (Who is now a Senator).  Zell Miller was in favor but the
> other two just gave me the line "I favor amateur radio but support
> restricting towers."  The main reason is that towers lowered the property
> values.
> 
> I sent both a follow up saying that owned houses in both Mississippi and
> Georgia that appreciated in value by over 50%.  My current house has
> appreciated in value (at that time) by almost 200%.  The Senator who was
> defeated in his reelection bid told me this was very valuable info.  I spoke
> with the current District 6 Represenative at one of his town hall meetings
> and he also gave me the Home Owners Association answer.
> Last year I also found that in addition to restricting antennas (of any
> type) they tended to prohibit any transmitting.  One ham was in his yard of
> a Peachtree Corners subdivision when a HOA VP stopped by to say his 2 meter
> hand held was "illegal."  I bought a boom mic set from a ham in a
> subdivision next to Buford Dam in Forysth County.  The lots are between 1.5
> and 3 acres. He was advised to remove his HF vertical mounted in his back
> yard (hidden from view except for one neighbor).  He now uses attic
> antennas.  They had also asked him to take his Dish Network dish down...they
> told him to get cable!  When he pulled the law (PRB2 as I recall) they said
> take us to court.  His dish is in his attic now.
> 
> Unfortunately it may be too late for several reasons:
> 
> 1.    Virtually every subdivision in the past 25 years has the same CC&R's.
> All subdivisions in the past 15 have them.
> 
> 2.    Most mortgage companies and Banks require these CC&R's to be put in
> place by the developer BEFORE they provide financing! The builder and real
> estate agent just pass along the bad news.  You can try to modify the CC&R's
> (on a new house) but probably what will happen is the agent will tell you to
> look elsewhere.
> 
> Dave K4JRB
> 
> 
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