[TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new homepurchase

[Bill]

Its never a "tower"... it's an "antenna support"

Bill W2CQ


On 2/6/2017 4:51 PM, Wayne Kline wrote:
> my .02     Having helped get Building/structure permits in three different states PA,NJ,DE.
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> I have found its unlikely  At least in my experience  dealing with Township or City  permit offices.
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> A few had the blank expression when  " Radio Tower " was inserted in  line # ( description of structure)
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>    You have to do your due diligence.. As for Realtors ...  = salesman ... some go the extra  mile to insure  you concern .. My present location  we had a stipulation in the agreement of sale   requiring the ability to obtain
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> building permits for multi towers  up to 150 ft.
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>
>     YMMV
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> Wayne W3EA
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> This is all good advice and very true regarding getting three different
> answers from three people. I would not ask anything until I read the
> building codes or had an attorney look at them. Don't most counties and
> cities have the building codes online?
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> John KK9A
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> To:     towertalk at contesting.com, bw_dw at fastmail.fm
> Subject:        Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new
> homepurchase
> From:   K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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> Date:   Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:34:44 -0500
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>
>      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.
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>      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.
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>      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
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