[TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new homepurchase

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>  I'm toying with the purchase of property in Kansas.
The  sight is plenty large enough for a tower or two.
But I've never done this  before.
The property is rural, in farm country.
What do I need to do to  assure no restrictions or hassles concerning
towers exist?
 
    Sounds like fun. I would certainly recommend my UP  THE TOWER book. 
It's got 2 chapters on the legal implications. championradio.com  for more 
info. 
 
    But the first thing I would suggest is going to  city/county hall and 
getting a copy of the building regs. Then you'll know  EXACTLY what the 
building codes want. Of course this is in addition to any  CC&R's that apply. In 
the case of farm country in Kansas, it's probably a  non-issue.
 
    The problem with asking the building department  questions is that they 
probably haven't encountered a tower application  before. And my experience 
has been that if you ask 3 people in the building  department for answers, 
you'll likely get 2-3 different answers. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and
Champion Radio Products
Cell: 206-890-4188