[TowerTalk] ANSI request

[hdmc38 at bellsouth.net]

Hello Pete

       Change the letter to say the tower meets the Ansi standard.If your engineer feels that it meets the criteria this should not be a problem.Sometimes you gotta say it how they want.Even though what you gave them means the same thing.Good Luck.As a last resort all building departments have a board of rules and appeals.This when you disagree with the building officials ruling,It also the last step before that lawsuit your talking about.Now this is a last resort that I would not take until you have exhausted all,and I mean all other possible avenues.These proceedings are strange to say the least. I testified at one in Miami Beach as a contractor.This was for a big bucks change and all over nothing.Well after 3 hours we prevailed.I testified at another as an inspector over ac drain lines on a 30,000 sq ft roof.We lost that one by one vote.This board members reasoning was it's his building let him do whatever he wants.There is allways a way around a building dept.problem.You 
 just need the right guy with the creative solution.

         73 Joe K4XZ


> 
> From: "Peter Naumburg" <K5HAB at ARRL.NET>
> Date: 2004/07/06 Tue PM 06:08:35 EDT
> To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] ANSI request
> 
> The county wants to know that my Trylon T-400 complies with ANSI EIA/TIA
> 222-e, Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna
> Supporting Structures which is referred to in the Uniform Building Code,
> Chapter 16, Section 1604, Standards 1, Wind Design.  My PE stated in his
> report that "...construction exceeds all load margins required by the
> tower manufacturer, and the Uniform Building Code."  Trylon does not
> address ANSI EIA/TIA 222-e but says that they meet the "Survival Code"
> in that they have about 15k tower standing. Any thoughts on how I can
> solve the county's question short of another lawsuit.
> Thanks,
> Peter K5HAB
>  
> 
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JOE PATRICK
SENIOR PLUMBING/MECHANICAL
INSPECTOR CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH