[TowerTalk] San Jose zoning re: antennas

[Rick Tavan N6XI]

There are no limits to how far these tin gods will go in their zeal to
tell other people what they may not do.

/Rick N6XI 

On 6/30/05, K2EK at aol.com <K2EK at aol.com> wrote:
> In 1988, In Metuchen, NJ, I lost my variance request, "because I
> didn't prove that I needed a 70' tower".  (Even though I had clearly
> done so.)  Spent well over a kilobuck on attorney's fees staging the
> war.
> 
> Holy Moly
> 
> 50% setback???
> 
> Geez.  I am building a new house in what most people would call the middle of
> no-where
> 75 miles north of NYC.
> 
> My property is 13 acres.  My nearest neighbor is some 700 feet away.  Yet
> still, I must conform to a minimum 200% setback
> 
> Since only 5 acres of that 13 are "hilltop", in effect I am limited to
> something like 100 feet.
> Considering the local mindset - I am glad I can get that much...
>