[TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible newhomepurchase

[StellarCAT]

I have a horror story as well....

we researched moving to the Dallas area ... restrictions up the Ying-Yang 
... but finally found 7 acres in a nearby town that was in an unincorporated 
area.... I contacted the "proper" as I was told, official at the building 
and inspection department ... he told me multiple times and in writing 
"sure - there's absolutely no restrictions there - as a matter of fact when 
you build your house you'll want to be sure your builder hires an 
independent inspector for that construction" .... so $105K later it was ours 
... we found a builder - signed the paper work and literally a few weeks 
before they were to break ground I happen to contact the city manager ... I 
talked to him about something related to the build and just happened to 
mention the towers ... "towers? What towers?" I heard in reply.... I 
explained to him what I had planned and what I had from his building 
department ... he replied "oh him... he was fired due to incompetence and no 
you can't put up towers"!

FORTUNATELY I was able to cancel the builder without a penalty (well $2500 
lost) ... lessen learned - and used when we moved to South Carolina shortly 
after that.

Gary
K9RX



-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike KB9BIB
Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 3:40 PM
To: K7LXC at aol.com
Cc: dw ; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible 
newhomepurchase

This is exactly what happened to me.

I did my own research, then went to confirm with them. One guy told me one
thing, which didn't sound accurate to me. So I went back a week later and
spoke to the residential superintendent. He gave me a different answer,
which sounded more accurate. Exchanged several emails with him and then
finally applied for the permit.

He issued it and classified it as a Wireless Communication Facility (cell
tower), which added significantly more requirements. A 5 minute call to him
to explain the difference and point him to the part of the regulations that
I felt applied more accurately, and he agreed and lifted those restrictions.

Do as much research as you can online first. Even if you have to go in and
talk to them to get them, just get a copy and read them on your own. In
many cases, these were adopted before the people working in the office
started working there.

73,
Mike KB9BIB

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:34 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> >  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
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73,
Mike KB9BIB