[TowerTalk] Do you tell them?

[Jim Lux]

At 06:12 PM 6/22/2004 -0400, Alan AB2OS wrote:
>I just came from the Township Building Dept., where the building inspector 
>said he doesn't do towers and the zoning guy said he didn't think anybody 
>wanted to mess with towers (as long as they are below the 70' limit) even 
>if I wanted it inspected -- but I have a number to call the Chief Building 
>Inspector tomorrow and ask.
>
>The zoning guy said he thought their attitude was "if anybody puts up a 
>tower and it injures or kills anyone, that's the owner's problem."
>
>I am going to follow the tower manufacturer's foundation specs., so I hope 
>all will be OK. My antenna will be about half the tower manufacturer's 
>claimed permissible surface area for 120mph winds with 1/2" of ice.
>
>I commented to the zoning guy on the township's rather lenient approach to 
>amateur radio towers. He said their legal people took one look at PRB-1 
>and said, "We're not going to mess with the FCC."
>
>Alan AB2OS
Tell them that sometime in the future you are also building a patio cover 
or deck, with one of the supports in the foundation for the tower, and you 
want them to inspect the Simpson Strong-tie footing for the post. At least 
that way you'll get a piece of paper with the city's name and an 
inspector's signature on it. <grin>