Antenna Restrictions. Amateur Radio Exempted.

[kw7dsp]

This is from the ARRL Oregon Section webpage. South Western Oregon ASM Report. Thanks directly to Dan W7WVF.

“The City of Bandon (Oregon) proposed new ordinances that would restrict height of any structure to 35 feet. The only exception was that chimneys could go up to 5 feet above a 35 foot structure. I attended the hearing held by the planning commission on December 13 and addressed the commission. I took multiple copies of the State law and the Beaverton model ordinances, as well as my statement. The commission apologetically said that they had forgotten about Amateur Radio, recognized its importance in emergency response, instructed staff to add an exemption for amateur radio towers and antennas, and to let me review them. This was briefly reported in the Bandon Newspaper, the "Western World", in their article about the hearing. Dan, W7WVF”

Proof that by showing up at meetings we still have a voice.

http://www.arrloregon.org/news.php

[w7act]

Were your comments before or after the December Storm that wiped out communications between the coast and Salem?

In any case as a result of that storm it's a good selling point for the excepti0on......

Good Work.....

[n2nh]

Congratulations! Very good to hear. Sadly from past experience, it doesn't work like that here.

[WA9SVD]

Good job. Congratulations.

[N8UZE]

Good job. Correcting something before it goes into law will often go much smoother than trying to change it afterwards.

[W4DFW]

Good job!!

Just today, the local city approved my building permit for an 89 foot US Tower. I submitted a 35 page application with much information obtained from the ARRL's Antenna Zoning book. It only took them about 4 or 5 days to make their decision, which really surprised me.

Do your homework and by golly sometimes good things can happen!

[kw7dsp]

Show up at City, County, State meetings. Let them see you, let them know you are a voter, let them know you are involved in local issues. And when an issue like this shows up, one, you will know about it, and two, you can be an agent of change or information.

[N2RJ]

Congratulations! Very good to hear. Sadly from past experience, it doesn't work like that here.

I never understood what was the procedure for getting a permit to put up an amateur radio antenna within city limits. From what I remember it was stupidly insane and bureaucratic.

In New Jersey, the state has a Uniform Construction Code. Problem is we have over 500 municipalities in NJ, and all of them have their own ideas as to what kind of antennas they allow.

Luckily they're pretty lax in Sussex county, so I got my permit for what I wanted.

[KC2ESD]

Were I live we have a 35FT hight limit but Ham Radio antennas are exempt.
I could go up 40ft no problem. If I was putting up a 50ft tower I would still go to the city to make sure it is OK to do so. My highest antenna is about 30ft up so I'm still 5ft under the limit. Antennas are OK in my town due to being a coastal town and a lot of boat owners have antennas at the houses for VHF-Marine Radio. It also helps that I know the Mayor and other in the local goverment people which helps in RACES programs.

73 de Rick KC2ESD

[KI4NGN]

Any victory for our hobby is to be welcomed and congratulated.

I just wish that it didn't so often seem to involve something to do with emcomm, which can't help but to in some ways to enhance the whacker mentality, attitude, and perspective.

Whatever it takes is understandable, but it would be nice if it was enough to recognize that we are a federally authorized and regulated hobby, primarily engaged in from home, that needs to use antennas.

Just some wishful thinking. :)

Mike