[TowerTalk] [Fwd: Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning Rule for Twr HGT?]

[Michael Tope]

Communications towers are a big deal these days with all the PCS sites 
going in.  That is not a category you want to be in. Hopefully the 
exception for amateur radio towers is still on the books. You might 
consider talking to Skip KJ6Y. He installs a lot of towers in the LA 
basin. I suspect he knows the permitting drill pretty well.

73 Mike W4EF..........................

NE6V wrote:

>Thank You Mike and Dave. Mike I thought the same, in fact as I recall 
>several years ago I queried the same people and I thought I was told the 
>same. I was informed yesterday, by the planning Dept that a 73' tower would 
>require a "CUP" and FEES OVER $5500.00!! I thought I was going to pass out!!
>So the hunt for the truth continues!
>Thank Gentlemen..
>73
>de
>NE6V~Joe Vega
>ARRL Los Angeles Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
>ARRL Life Member
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
>To: "sccc" <sccc at contesting.com>; "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>; 
><ne6v at roadrunner.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:11 AM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] [Fwd: Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning 
>Rule for Twr HGT?]
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>>Joe,
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>>My recollection is that in unicorporated LA county the zoning rules
>>permit one 75' crank-up tower and one vertical antenna (not sure of the
>>height limit for the vertical). Anything beyond that requires a  CUP
>>(conditional use permit)
>>
>>Mike, W4EF.......
>>
>>-------- Original Message --------
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Anyone know the CURRENT Los Angeles County Zoning
>>Rule for Twr HGT?
>>Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:33:53 -0700
>>From: NE6V <NE6V at roadrunner.com>
>>To: Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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>>Hello To All,
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>>   On Monday, I had the joy of contacting the Los Angeles County Planning 
>>Department. The question I had was/is; what is(if any) the tower and 
>>antenna height limit for an AMATEUR RADIO station(operator) living within 
>>Los Angeles County, in County area(meaning not in an incorporated 
>>area)?All though the question is simple enough, the answer has not been 
>>easy to get, in fact I'm still waiting for a "corrected" response. The 
>>initial response I got from a "regional planner" was, "communication 
>>towers, 35 feet!" I immediately corrected him and stated its not a 
>>"communications tower" but rather a "Amateur Radio Tower". He paused and 
>>then replied, "oh.... I see, I will have to look  in to this and I'll get 
>>back to you."
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>>   Well, I'm still waiting.
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>>   Does any local stations have any information on this matter?
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>>
>>Thank You in Advance.
>>
>>73
>>de
>>NE6V~Joe Vega
>>ARRL Los Angeles Section Affiliated Club Coordinator
>>ARRL Life Member
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