Mine was just about the same situation here recently except the county gave
me a permit that stated "exempt from height restrictions." The county
planner called me an hour after asking for the permit to tell me it was
approved. That took two minutes. Then he spoke for another thirteen minutes
asking how to become a ham. The building inspector in my area is also a
ham. No problem with a final sign off. Now it is the neighbors I have to
fight with but the tower is up.
Joe - WL7E/7
At 09:39 PM 10/19/99 -0400, Dick Wilder (K3DI) wrote:
>
>The discussion needing a PE seal to get a tower permit was a surprise to
>me. I have put up three towers in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland. One about
>1978 at a prior QTH and two here; about 1987 and 1990. With
>each of the three applications for a permit, I gave them a check for $15,
>copies of Rohn drawings, and penciled in the location on the survey
>plat. The clerk checked the plat to see that:
> the tower was 100 ft or less,
> the location met certain setback requirements, and
> the tower height did not exceed the max height based
> on setback and property width.
>Another county person OK'ed the material and I was issued a permit
>within 10 minutes to an hour (if approval guy was at lunch).
>
>I was home for one inspection. The inspector walked to hole for a
>Rohn CB-1 base, looked down, and said, "I don't know what I'm looking at!"
>I showed him the tower drawings and tower base drawings but after 20
>seconds, he lost interest in my lecture, gave me an "approved" sticker,
>and walked away.
>
>But, you may live in a county that makes a big deal over little
>(under 200 ft) towers.
>
>73, Dick Wilder, K3DI
>
>
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