[CVRC] Douglas County Antenna Ordinance (Final)

[Dick Flanagan W6OLD]

At Thursday's Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting the new amateur 
radio antenna ordinance was unanimously PASSED!

The new ordinance does not affect CC&Rs which may contain more stringent 
requirements.

The ordinance speaks to two lot sizes: small (less than one acre) and large 
(one acre or more).

Aside from any building permit that may be required, all lots may erect 
towers of 35 feet with no County Planning Department approvals.

For a small lot to exceed 35 feet, the applicant must apply for a Major 
Variance.

For a large lot to exceed 35 feet (but not more than 75 feet), the 
applicant may apply for a Minor Design Review and a 50-foot setback will be 
required.

For a large lot to exceed 75 feet, the applicant must apply for a Major 
Variance.

A Minor Design Review requires notification of immediate neighbors and can 
be approved at the County Planning Department staff at a design review 
hearing; it does not require a public hearing at the planning commission or 
board of commissioners level.  Immediate neighbors may protest the 
application, and the planning official can either decide it or refer it to 
the planning commission; in either case, the decision would be made on 
objective factors, and the application does not require consensus by the 
neighbors.  A Major Variance will require adjacent property owner 
notifications and a public hearing.

Planning approvals do not remove the requirement for all tower 
installations to obtain appropriate County Building Department permits and 
approvals.

(The preceding summary has been reviewed by the Douglas County District 
Attorney's Office.)

An official copy of the new ordinance will be posted on the CVRC web site 
(http://www.cvrc.net) as soon as it becomes available.

Thanks to all who came down to the Commissioners meeting to show their support.

73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan W6OLD
Nevada Assistant Section Manager
E-mail: w6old@arrl.net