Get a copy of Fred Hopengarten's book* Antenna Zoning for the Radio
Amateur*and check out his site:
http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_main_menu.html
The case law has already been framed out by Florida courts and the statutes
are clear. You will be able to put up a tower, but allow $1500 or so for
engineering and perhaps legal fees.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2011&AppMode=Display_Results&Mode=Search%2520Statutes&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=amateur+radio
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Telegraphy.com <trogo@telegraphy.com> wrote:
> **
> Excellent - I'll read those and proceed accordingly - many thanks!!!!!
>
> Tony
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com>
> *To:* xnewyorka@hotmail.com
> *Cc:* trogo@telegraphy.com ; TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:03 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida
>
> You can fnd the applicable Putnam County code here.
> http://www.municode.com/library/clientCodePage.aspx?clientID=11475
>
> There's also the Palatka city code on the municode site.
>
> http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientID=10225&stateID=9&statename=Florida
>
> A quick looks shows no regulation for antenna height at the County level,
> but some at the city level - check it out, it appears to exclude amateur
> radio towers.
>
> If you live in the unincorporated county, you will likely have no problems
> erecting a safely engineer (to Florida Building Code, which includes wind
> survivability to EIA RS 222 specific to your area!!)
>
> You'll have no problem in Palatka in a residential zoned area for < 50'.
>
> Florida statute guides the cities and counties. Here's a search result
> that contain the state statutes:
>
>
> http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?StatuteYear=2011&AppMode=Display_Results&Mode=Search%2520Statutes&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=amateur+radio
>
>
> I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, just amateur radio advice!
>
> 73,
>
> Mickey N4MB
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 2:07 AM, John W <xnewyorka@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> Zoning regulations are created by the town, not by the county.
>> Secondly, anything anyone tells you, through list or otherwise, is not
>> valid.
>> Even what the town zoning officer tells you might not necessarily be
>> valid.
>> The only valid source for this information is the town zoning regulations
>> themselves.
>> You should try and find the complete set of regulations online, or go to
>> the town hall and buy a copy.
>> You will then need to either spend a significant amount of time reading
>> them, or else find an attorney experienced in these matters to help you.
>> Also, I believe there is an reflector similar to this one specifically
>> for zoning issues, but I can't remember the name off the top of my head.
>>
>> If you haven't decided on a specific town yet, then when you have
>> narrowed down your preferences to a few towns, you should check the
>> regulations in each town and choose the one that is the most conformant to
>> PRB-1.
>>
>> After reading the regulations, if you can't find anything restricting the
>> height of non-commercial antenna support structures, then either you missed
>> seeing the restriction because it was buried somewhere you didn't look, or
>> else you have been lucky enough to find a town that has no restriction.
>> (There are still a few such towns left in the USA, although their number is
>> dwindling. If you find one, buy a house there and put up some antennas!)
>>
>> Also, you should probably buy the book "Antenna Zoning for the Radio
>> Amateur" by Fred Hopengarten.
>>
>> http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_antenna_zoning_book.html
>> It will help you with your permit application if you need to file one,
>> and chances are that you will need to file one.
>>
>> 73 & GL,
>>
>> John
>> W2ID
>>
>>
>>
>> >>Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 13:18:51 -0500
>> From: "Telegraphy.com" <trogo@telegraphy.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Zoning question - Putnam County Florida
>> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Message-ID: <03cb01ccb11e$d832e0d0$0201a8c0@yourbe71e130be>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> I'm thinking of buying a home in Putnam County Florida - is anyone
>> familiar with the tower
>> zoning regulations down there?
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> Tony Rogozinski
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