[TowerTalk] Tower lawsuit

[Randy]

Things vary widely by area, and who it is that's making the decisions.
I had a bit of a LARGE issue back in the early 90's...somebody that had 
a badge and
a patrol car was a bit of non-friendly...still haven't met the guy, I 
eventually moved.
I was told that he took a petition with 318 signatures downtown, and 
*shook* it at
them. But, OTOH, he would NOT give it to them. I have to wonder *why*.
I'm not going to say any more,  because that would be conjecture, and 
the SOB might
sue me...
I WON, it was a "test case".....and he couldn't even see my house from his.

73,
Randy
KZ4RV
ex N4MBL
ex WD4CRP

(I probably couldn't really afford a lawyer right now, but I was making 
almost nothing at the
time... and I STILL prevailed...sometimes good things happen...PRB-1 was 
in effect at the time, too,
and people thought maybe some people downtown should have gone to bat 
for me... not so...t'was
just MY problem...)


On 2/4/2012 9:17 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:51:53 -0600
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower lawsuit
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> Is it at the back of the lot ?
> Put a satellite dish or two on it...say it's to get a better signal.
>
> ##  and provide your neighbor with free satellite  for life too.
>
> ## VE6SH used to be the legal rep for RAC  here in Canada.   He had  great success in some cases, where
> the amateur  in question had bought a home in a new development...which had a ton of restrictions on it.
> Now contrary to what our friend Eddy  may think, if you buy a home with restrictions on it, here in
> Canada, you have screwed yourself big time.  Some near me will have all sorts of restrictions on them,
> like all driveways must be exposed aggregate, no clotheslines, no this, no that, no bird feeder's, no
> satellite dish's, no tv ants, no ham radio period. [as a sideline, some woman north of me wanted to
> save the environment, and put up a clothesline]. City hall said "no".  A huge legal battle ensued. I
> think city hall won.]
>
> The ham won....simply cause he could  prove that his neighbors' had themselves violated many
>   of the rules that were in place, and had done so for years.
> The judge agreed, and allowed the install of the tower.
>
> The rules on setbacks  upsets me.  To have a tower  fall full length and still remain on  your
> own property is pretty tough if a ham lived on a typ city lot..like 50' x 120'  or  similar.
> Freestanding towers, like Trylons  are designed to break at the 40' level..and not at the base.
> They will not  fall full length.   A UST  crank up is the same deal, they break 3 x sections up.
>
> Now if a 100' tall tree on my own property, falls  down on my neighbors' house, the neighbors'
> own house insurance covers the damage.   If the neighbor does not have insurance, he is outa
> luck. My insurance does NOT cover my neighbors' home.  Same deal with my tower.
>
> later... Jim   VE7RF
>
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