[TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida

Tue Dec 6 06:56:27 PST 2011

Ok great!  Before I read - if I have 1 acre or more can I put up more than one tower?

Thanks again.

Tony

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Baker 
  To: Telegraphy.com 
  Cc: xnewyorka at hotmail.com ; TowerTalk 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida

  Get a copy of Fred Hopengarten's book Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur and check out his site: http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_main_menu.html

  The case law has already been framed out by Florida courts and the statutes are clear. You will be able to put up a tower, but allow $1500 or so for engineering and perhaps legal fees.

  http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2011&AppMode=Display_Results&Mode=Search%2520Statutes&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=amateur+radio

  On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Telegraphy.com <trogo at telegraphy.com> wrote:

    Excellent - I'll read those and proceed accordingly - many thanks!!!!!

    Tony

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Mickey Baker 
      To: xnewyorka at hotmail.com 
      Cc: trogo at telegraphy.com ; TowerTalk 
      Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:03 AM
      Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida

      You can fnd the applicable Putnam County code here. 
      http://www.municode.com/library/clientCodePage.aspx?clientID=11475 

      There's also the Palatka city code on the municode site.
      http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientID=10225&stateID=9&statename=Florida

      A quick looks shows no regulation for antenna height at the County level, but some at the city level - check it out, it appears to exclude amateur radio towers.

      If you live in the unincorporated county, you will likely have no problems erecting a safely engineer (to Florida Building Code, which includes wind survivability to EIA RS 222 specific to your area!!)

      You'll have no problem in Palatka in a residential zoned area for < 50'.

      Florida statute guides the cities and counties. Here's a search result that contain the state statutes:

      http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2011&AppMode=Display_Results&Mode=Search%2520Statutes&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=amateur+radio

      I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, just amateur radio advice!

      73,

      Mickey N4MB

      On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 2:07 AM, John W <xnewyorka at hotmail.com> wrote:

        Hi Tony,

        Zoning regulations are created by the town, not by the county.
        Secondly, anything anyone tells you, through list or otherwise, is not valid.
        Even what the town zoning officer tells you might not necessarily be valid.
        The only valid source for this information is the town zoning regulations themselves.
        You should try and find the complete set of regulations online, or go to the town hall and buy a copy.
        You will then need to either spend a significant amount of time reading them, or else find an attorney experienced in these matters to help you.
        Also, I believe there is an reflector similar to this one specifically for zoning issues, but I can't remember the name off the top of my head.

        If you haven't decided on a specific town yet, then when you have narrowed down your preferences to a few towns, you should check the regulations in each town and choose the one that is the most conformant to PRB-1.

        After reading the regulations, if you can't find anything restricting the height of non-commercial antenna support structures, then either you missed seeing the restriction because it was buried somewhere you didn't look, or else you have been lucky enough to find a town that has no restriction. (There are still a few such towns left in the USA, although their number is dwindling. If you find one, buy a house there and put up some antennas!)

        Also, you should probably buy the book "Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur" by Fred Hopengarten.
        http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_antenna_zoning_book.html
        It will help you with your permit application if you need to file one, and chances are that you will need to file one.

        73 & GL,

        John
        W2ID

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        Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 13:18:51 -0500
        From: "Telegraphy.com" <trogo at telegraphy.com>
        Subject: [TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida
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        I'm thinking of buying a home in Putnam County Florida - is anyone familiar with the tower
        zoning regulations down there?

        73

        Tony

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