[K3PZN-List] Antenna Regulations

[Philip Karras]

Reviewing the agenda is a good idea, who in CCARC has
the time and inclination?

73 ke3fl
Phil K


--- Andy Leeds <n3mcb@att.net> wrote:
> 
> I am sending this message to the CCARC list in the
> hope that it may 
> prevent a similar situation from arizing in Carroll
> County as has 
> happened here in Brevard County, FL. The short
> version is that the 
> county enacted a rule in 2000 prohibiting all towers
> & antennas over 35' 
> (to the tip of the highest antenna) unless a
> conditional use permit is 
> obtained (then the max is 100'). The fee for the CUP
> is $941.00 and they 
> also want a sealed site survey (this is possibly in
> error based on 
> several people's reading of the code) that costs
> around $700.00. This 
> means the amateur is out almost $1700.00 before even
> starting out, and 
> these fees are not refundable if the CUP is rejected
> by the county 
> commission.
> 
> One local amateur replaced a beam on his 60' tower
> that has been up for 
> over 10 years and the county is now taking
> enforcement action against 
> him and code enforcement is demanding he remove the
> tower until the CUP 
> is granted or he will face $250.00 a day fines (the
> code enforcement 
> people smaked the county EOC with a $45000.00 fine
> for their new tower). 
>  Every ham I  know was unaware of this new rule
> (including many of us 
> who are LEOs and try to keep up) until the story
> broke a few days ago 
> when the individual involved asked for turnout at a
> commission meeting 
> and people who are so inclined to speak. In the
> short term here we are 
> working on introducing an exemption clause into the
> offending county 
> code as the major municipalities here have done. The
> commission is 
> scheduled to hear our request for a change on 4/8/03
> at 2100hrs.
> 
> My advice and warning to CCARC is to pay attention
> to what is going on 
> in your local government. I believe the clubs down
> here are going to 
> arrange for several members to start reviewing the
> commission agenda 
> items from now on so this does not happen in the
> future without a fight.
> 
> 73,
> Andy
> 
>
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