[TowerTalk] Anyone not need a permit to install their tower? - No permit Required

[Don Havlicek]

I'm so pleased that I found this 6 acre place, 4 miles from the nearest 
town .. and it's zoned agricultural .. no permits needed for ANYTHING.
Don
N8DE

Alan C. Zack wrote:
> In putting up my tower I have learned the City Planner Dept. is a
> separate bureau from the City Building Dept.  My understanding is that
> the Planner will tell you if, and what type, of tower you are allowed
> in your area.  In my case, I do not need a Planner Dept. permit if I
> stay under 45 ft.  If I go over 45 ft I need a conditional Planning
> Permit to erect the tower.  But then the separate Building Dept. gets
> involved and has to approve the base foundation drawing which requires
> the State PE stamp and wind calcs.
> I decided to go with a US Towers 40 ft tower to avoid the Planning
> Dept's requirement for a conditional permit for a tower over 45 ft. 
> To receive the conditional permit notices will be mailed out to all my
> neighbors within a certain area.  If one neighbor doesn't like it it
> goes to a public hearing and other delays.  I selected the 40 ft so I
> would avoid this.  Now, with the approval from the City Planner I went
> to the Building Dept.  I had the drawing from US Towers that the
> inspector said was fine but it had a CA PE stamp (US Towers is located
> in CA).  I would need to get a NV PE stamp.  The inspector then
> mentioned I needed wind calcs for 90 MPH.  In discussing this with
> others, the general opinion is 90 MPH is an overkill and
> unreasonable.  The county and the largest city in the county, Las
> Vegas, only requires 75 MPH wind calcs.  I wrote a nice, polite letter
> to the building department requesting they accept the county
> requirement of 75 MPH.  I also mentioned the antenna would be used for
> RACES and MARS operations so they would see it has some pubic interest
> use.  It has been three weeks since I wrote the letter with no
> response as yet.  I expect somewhat of a delay due to the holiday
> period so will just wait a while longer.
> Anyway, to make a long story short, remember you are dealing with
> first the Planning Dept. who will tell you IF the tower is allowed,
> then the Building Dept., who will control the actual construction of
> the tower. 
> 
> Noel wrote:
> 
>>So I called my local city planners office to begin the process of
>>getting a permit to install a tower on my one acre lot. We live in a
>>kind of agricultrual area, but more horse-country than agricultrial.  At
>>first I'm told I'd need to get a "conditional use permit" to install my
>>tower.  But later when trying to get more details of what I'd need for
>>the permit, I speak directly with the city planner who tells me I don't
>>need a permit at all because the city ordinance requiring a "conditional
>>use permit" is only for towers over 75'.  And since my tower is only
>>60', he does not think I need a permit at all. He goes on to read from
>>the ordinance, and explains that it specifically exempts singe pole
>>radio structures and the like under 75'.  I'm a little concerned about
>>the words "single pole" because my tower is not a single pole.  But a
>>triangular tower with four guys wires.  I explain that to the city
>>planner and he still says I don't need a permit, if I keep the
>>installation under 75'.
>>
>>So my concern is, if I install my tower without a permit, and keep it
>>under 75'.  What protection, if any, do I have if later someone
>>complains about my antenna and tower? Not that I expect it from my
>>neighbors but you never know.
>>
>>According to the city planner, I can still get a "building permit" to
>>ensure the installation meets proper installation requirements, but that
>>it is not necessary.  I'm kind of relieved I don't have to get permit
>>but wonder if I should anyway, or just go ahead with my installation and
>>see what happens.
>>
>>Thanks for any suggestions
>>Noel
>>
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