[TowerTalk] Wet samp for TX455 USTower

[Mickey Baker]

Congratulations, Patrick, you live in an isolated place where there is no
building code authority and no locally adopted building code. There is,
however a state code that could be applied in the event you were to start
building hog farms next to schools, for example.

https://www.ok.gov/oubcc/Codes_&_Rules/Adopted_Building_Codes/index.html

Some folks believe that I live in an isolated place, but there are a
million people within 30 miles.

And bear, I believe, lives in the Hudson Valley, where people may be
sparse, but government is all up in everyone's business.

73,

Mickey N4MB

Mickey Baker, N4MB
Palm Beach Gardens
*“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me,
and I will learn.” *Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>
wrote:

>
> On 10/8/2017 4:19 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
>
>> Whether or not you pull a permit, or there's any enforcement where you
>> live, I assure you that any structure is subject to building codes. Why
>> wouldn't it be? Did you build your house without a permit? Why not?
>>
>
> I designed and hired a general contractor to build our current house.  It
> is over 5000 sqft with three floors including the fully finished walkout
> basement with full bath and guest quarters. The only "permit" was
> registering the septic system with DEQ (department of environmental
> quality. ) The only additional interface with any governmental  agency was
> erecting a mailbox IAW USPS requirements and having the tax assessors visit
> me after they noticed the new structure under construction.
>
> There were no other permits or inspections.   Of course I required all
> work to be equal to or better than applicable national codes (NEC etc) but
> my general contractor and I were the enforcers of that.  I have 4 towers if
> you count the Hy-Gain Hy-Tower (53 ft) vertical I put on top of a metal
> barn. So long as I don't go high enough to require interface with FAA or
> have a tower fall across a property line and damage a neighbor there is
> absolutely no government interface of any kind with me regarding towers.
> My "building lot" is 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile (160 acres) and the towers are
> about 1/4 mile from the nearest neighbor's property.
>
> My situation is not unique for rural property outside the jurisdiction of
> incorporated cities in the state of Oklahoma.  You may view my location on
> Google Earth after getting the lat and lon or street address from QRZ.com.
>
> P.S.  My septic system installer was "self inspecting" so no one from DEQ
> actually saw the installation.
>
> Of course your mileage is very very likely to vary.
>
> Patrick        NJ5G
>
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