[TowerTalk] tower permit for Portland OR

[CHUCK BARROWS]

Hi Dave, Yes I used the link to prepare a site plan.  None of the people at the that I met at the Portland permit office had ever heard of it.  One tried to dismiss it because the original was done in 1991 but I pointed out a revision date of 2004.  Lots of little things, city amateur tower requires 16' to 1" scale, but they really want 10' to 1".   At first the zoning people told me the maximum height allowed is 30' but got them to do some more checking and turns out there is no zoning height limit for amateur towers.  That generated some gasps from the zoning lady.  If I am successful getting the tower project will write up my experiences.    I am trying to get ready to go back to them with drawings and calculations I purchased from US Tower.  Hopefully this will satisfy 7 of the 8 things they requested.  I would like to push back on the 8th which is the requirement to hire a structural inspection company that among other things "will inspect the manufacturers site to verify that proper welding procedures are being followed" unless other hams that have put up towers in Portland have done this.  Chuck, K7BVT
 > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower permit for Portland OR
> From: dave at nk7z.net
> To: barrows4967 at msn.com
> CC: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:03:37 -0700
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> Hi Chuck,
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> Have you looked at:
> http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=78662&c=37610
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> Dave
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> On Wed, 2012-08-22 at 23:21 -0700, CHUCK BARROWS wrote:
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> > I am trying to get a permit to erect a US Tower TX455, 55' tower at my home in SW Portland.  The City of Portland Development Services is asking for several items to prove that the tower conforms with the "Oregon  Specialty Structural Code and/or other city, state, and federal requirements".  I have purchased drawings and documentation from US Towers which will hopefully satisfy most of  the 8 items they have listed.  One item I would like to push back on is the requirement to hire an inspection company to verify that the steel and welding are correct.  The gentleman I talked to at City of Portland Bureau of Development Services said they would expect the the inspection company visit US Tower to verify their manufacturing procedures and that their welders are qualified.  This seems like overkill to me given that the tower in question is an off the shelf item. I would like to hear from anyone that has got a tower permit in the city of Portland in the past couple of years. Chuc
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