[Towertalk] Great Tower Ordinance

[Pete Smith]

At 02:20 PM 4/5/02 -0500, Gary Dixon wrote:
>...
>Realistically, most of them are not out to "Get the Hams", but the tower
>ordinances are being written to solve big commercial installations and the
>little Ham towers just get caught up in the problem if it is not solved in
>the early stages.

We went through an exactly parallel process here, ending up with all ham 
towers being exempted from the tower ordinance.  Then they adopted building 
codes, but exempted any structure with a floor area of less than 150 square 
feet.  Of course, this *is* West Virginia, where there is a long tradition 
of resentment toward government regulation of the individual.

Unfortunately, in many suburban locations these days, the tower regulations 
are written with amateur towers in mind, so then you have to work on what, 
not whether.