[TowerTalk] Fwd: Bay Area Structural Engineer Needed

[Grant Saviers]

Ah yes - fees to discourage pursuit of "rights".  The Santa Clara County 
codes specifically permit solar panels ANYWHERE.  I applied for the 
building permit for mine, way in my back yard. County Planning said, 
"you need a special permit review" which will cost $6900 and if you want 
to appeal our decision, the processing cost for an appeal is - guess -  
$6800, win or lose.

So, my lawyer talked to County Counsel and resulting fee was zero for 
the "planning review".  All that I paid was the building permit fee.

Lesson - read the codes relative to what you want to do.  Understand 
that the prime directive of every bureaucracy is to garner more power 
and more money.  Given the fed/state/local budget crisis, they WILL 
stretch or flaunt the law to get MONEY.  Get a lawyer.

Grant KZ1W

On 3/15/2011 7:47 PM, Hans Hammarquist wrote:
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>   I believe there some "reasonable ..." in how much the "authorities" can charge. High fees can be construed a a way to stop us from pursuing our legal rights. Give ARRL a call and inquire about help. I did and with an attorney behind you things get soooo much easier.
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> Also remember that a tower does NOT generate any radio radiation, the presence of an antenna does and a tower holding that antenna will reduce the level due to the increased distance between the antenna and its surrounding. (Too many "friends of the environment" love to bring in the "danger" of radio waves.)
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> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Gardner<jerryw6uv at gmail.com>
> To: Steve Jones<n6sj at earthlink.net>
> Cc: TowerTalk<TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 6:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bay Area Structural Engineer Needed
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> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Steve Jones<n6sj at earthlink.net>  wrote:
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>> Good luck, I feel for you, because they never give you a complete list of
>> requirements when you apply.  It seems as if they make up the rules as they
>> go along!
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> Thanks, Steve. I know what you mean about it seeming like they make up the
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> rules as they go along. Neither of the two guys I spoke to in the country
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> building department had ever heard of amateur radio and assumed I was
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> planning to put up a cell tower or radio station tower on my property.
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> The worst news coming out of my visit to the county office was them telling
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> me I live in a section of the county under the jurisdiction of a special
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> planning commision and have to apply for a use permit before I can even
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> apply for a building permit. This requires a $500 fee (which may increase if
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> the planner takes more time to work through the details), site visit,
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> notification of neighbors, etc., and will take at least two months. Then, if
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> they approve, I can apply for a building permit. :-(
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> 73, Jerry
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