I agree about finding another, more tower friendly area. I had to choose an
area with NO covenents and no association. I had my lawyer check with the
building department before I bought the house and they told him "I don't
have a problem with ham towers". He also confirmed the lack of any
restrictions attached to the deed. Don't accept the real estate person's
opinion about it because it will legally mean nothing. Get a lawyer involved
before you buy the house, I can't stress this enough. Tell the lawyer what
you want to do and ask him/her to check for you. May I pass on a terrific
tip if you run into the hairy eye-ball as you get close to putting it up?
This is only an extra step you can use after you get a lawyer fully involved
in your search: A friend in Massachusetts took a photo of his house and
computer-inserted what the tower and tribander would look like. The photo
was something tangible that the board of appeals could see and put in
perspective. This was important because when they hear you say "tower" or
"support structure for my antenna" they are thinking of a big wide
commercial tower with red blinking lights in their backyard. (Not that
there's anything wrong with that.) We actually have an informal neighborhood
association that is trying to get more formal. These damn associations
always have one busy-body who wants to be the king and approve or disapprove
what she wants to happen in your neighborhood. It never fails. If you
haven't bought a house yet, can you find a place without an association?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Stan Griffiths
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 7:36 AM
To: G. Spinelli; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Variance
I would get a BIG bottle of headache medicine if you really move there. You
are going to need it . . . !! Those kind of locations are simply hostile to
ham radio and not worth the effort, in my opinion. Easier to find another
location that is more friendly to your plans.
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
G. Spinelli wrote:
> I'm considering the purchase of a 2 acre parcel in a covenant controlled
> rural area. The subdivision is just 2 years old, with a few homes
> built, and several currently under construction.
>
> The covenants allow outside antennas, but there is a 35 foot height
> limit on all structures, and certain requirements about placement of
> structures on the lot. The goal is to preserve the mountain views,
> without being too restrictive on use of the property. In a brief
> discussion with the sales agent the topic of crank-up towers came up.
> She indicated that this wouldn't be a problem as long as it wasn't
> extended all the time, and it was properly located on the lot, i.e.
> can't be in front of the house. The lots are zoned for horses, so I do
> expect some people to build structures other than the one single family
> home allowed on each lot.
>
> Before I get serious about this lot I want to submit a written proposal
> to the "Architectural Control Committee" (which is the developer) and
> to the county, seeking a variance. The county has a 35 foot limit, also
> for the purpose of preserving views. I plan to make the sale
> contingent upon use of the property for amateur radio purposes as stated
> in the written proposal.
>
> Please, I don't want to clutter the reflector with opinions! I would
> like to receive samples of similar requests for a variance which have
> worked for other people. I have detailed pictures of what the
> installation / project will look like, and am pursuing getting the
> engineering specs for the tower I plan to use, US Tower HDX-572. I'm
> assuming the county will want to see something more than just a letter.
>
> Advice and counsel would be appreciated via e-mail. I'll summarize this
> project at a later time and report back to the reflector.
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays.
>
> Gene Spinelli
> Boulder, CO
>
> P.S. The property is not located in Boulder County, aka "The People's
> Republic of Boulder".
>
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