[TowerTalk] need advice on tower install

[William Q Meeker]

>

Doug:

When looking for houses, we discovered that most subdivisions that had been 
done in the past 30 years had covenants with boiler-plate restrictions on 
antennas or towers or both. I have read a lot of these, and as soon as I 
saw such restrictions, I moved on.

Usually, covenants, once filed, "run with the land," so you need to get the 
official copy on file with the county and read them carefully. Once filed 
with the county, they are there forever. It may be that some parts of a 
covenant will expire (this would be stated explicitly---in our case there 
was a 15-year, renewable, agreement to share road maintenance---but by the 
end of 15 years the county had taken over the expense), but I would check 
this carefully. I have never seen covenants where antenna restrictions 
expired. If you have any doubts, talk to a lawyer (or an ARRL VC) before 
signing anything.

73,

Bill
K0KT


>Message: 7
>Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:45:16 -0600
>From: "Doug / K0ZU" <k0zu at adelphia.net>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] need advice on tower install
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
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>I am about to purchase a 4 year old home in an upper middle class scaled
>development.
>
>I spoke with one of the home owners today who informed me of the following:
>
>- The deed restrictions are over as the last lot was sold a few years back.
>- The development is 5 to 6 years old.
>- There was no home owners committee established once the deed restrictions
>
>   dropped.
>- A meeting was held by all the home owners a couple years ago to see if
>   there was interest in establishing a home owners organization but it was
>   voted down.
>
>This property is in Colorado Springs.
>
>Do I have leg to stand on if I put a tower up according to city and county
>specifications? The limit is 60'
>
>Thanks in advance
>Doug / K0ZU
>K0zu at adelphia.net