[TowerTalk] It's a Structure (why??)

[Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS)]

The CC&Rs (only two pages -- a 35-yr-old subdivision) for our property 
have a paragraph limiting the "structures" that may be built. IIRC, the 
only permitted "structure" is a shed not exceeding a certain size. I was 
concerned that this might prevent me from putting up a tower (although 
there is one already in this subdivision), so I consulted a lawyer (a 
Volunteer Counsel), who said that this applied only to buildings. (If it 
did not apply only to buildings, then all the basketball hoops, 
flagpoles and swing sets have to go as well.)

Alan NV8A


On 09/24/04 10:24 pm Phil Camera put fingers to keyboard and launched 
the following message into cyberspace:

> Mike, nothing personal, but you erred.  Of course the tower is a 
> structure, period.  So are the other TV towers.  Anyway, jsut because 
> you may not need a tower permit, you installed structural concrete.  So 
> did the TV tower owners.  Most building departments must inspect 
> structural concrete; that's what they do.  They inspect concrete.  So, 
> maybe you don't need a special tower permit, and PRB-1 may enter here, 
> but in most places, you need a regular building permit to install the 
> structural concrete that the tower sits on and in.  Does this make 
> sense.  Some here will argue that you have your rights, blah, blah.  And 
> in some locations you can whatever you want.  Most places though, they 
> will want to inspect the concrete.  Some however will want a special 
> tower permit and that's the pits.  I'd apply for the permit even after 
> the fact and see if you have the documentation to get it approved.  Then 
> you'd be totally legal.  Contact a local VEC for guidance.  Good luck.