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by W4WSW on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Hello Guys, just a concern, I'm planning to buy a house in Woodbridge, VA were is NO HOA, the question is; Can I put an antenna up or still some things that I have to do Or still other restrictions other than just request the permit to the county if I want to put a tower up and so on..? 73 de W4WSW Luis Woodbridge, Virginia

RE: No HOA But....???	Reply
by WA9AFM on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Even if there is no HOA, there could still be CC&R's applied to the neighborhood; your real estate agent can research that one for you. Also, check with the local building code folks to determine if any restrictions or codes apply to towers/antennas.

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by WB2WIK on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Prince William County, VA's website is pretty poor but they do have a listing of zoning ordinances, and 240.11, which references Article II-24 of the local code, specifically discusses amateur radio towers. Unfortunately, the text of Article II-24 doesn't seem to exist anywhere on the website! Just the reference. I'd go visit the County offices and ask for a copy of this, and review it. WB2WIK/6

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by N2EY on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Things to check: 1) What permitting/inspection/documentation does the town, township, and/or county require? 2) Are there any deed covenants or restrictions? These may or may not be part of the deed/title to the property. You should have a copy - read it carefully for restrictions of various kinds, including references to restrictions listed elsewhere. 73 es GL de Jim, N2EY

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by KL0S on September 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Luis - we've purchased several houses where we were able to erect our tower and antennas. The trick is to have your agent put some wording on the sales contract that the sale is contingent on your being able to install a tower and antenna (with descriptions)....that's always done the trick for us, with our last home in a HOA area....although covenants precluded a large satellite dish there was nothing specifically regarding ham radio towers and antennas. The offer went before the board and they approved my application....too easy. YMMV! Dino KL0S

RE: No HOA But....???	Reply
by W4WSW on October 1, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Hello Guys Thank you for the advice, now I have a point of reference to start... 73's de W4WSW Luis

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by N5LRZ on October 1, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Just because there is no HOA does not meant that the county and or city/town might have an antenna ordinace. I have good news and not so good news. The FCC Has stated that governments cannot ban amateur radio antennas and that the city or county has to make a reasonable allowance for amateur support structure. NOW the not so good news. That reasonable allowance does not mean a whole lot. They can require you to send in the plans for their "Permit" section to review and then turn around and charge a very very high permit fee. They can also require you to get a official inspection by an engineer to verify safety--an engineer whome YOU will have to pay. AND EVEN at that they may allow you a permit for LESS than 40 feet of tower. So after paying hundreds if not many thousads of dollars for permits and inspections it is entirely possible for a person to put up only a 30 foot tower.

RE: No HOA But....???	Reply
by N5LRZ on October 1, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Just because there is no HOA does not meant that the county and or city/town might have an antenna ordinace. I have good news and not so good news. The FCC Has stated that governments cannot ban amateur radio antennas and that the city or county has to make a reasonable allowance for amateur support structure. NOW the not so good news. That reasonable allowance does not mean a whole lot. They can require you to send in the plans for their "Permit" section to review and then turn around and charge a very very high permit fee. They can also require you to get a official inspection by an engineer to verify safety--an engineer whome YOU will have to pay. AND EVEN at that they may allow you a permit for LESS than 40 feet of tower. So after paying hundreds if not many thousads of dollars for permits and inspections it is entirely possible for a person to put up only a 30 foot tower.

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by W0MT on October 1, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Be sure to check for both CC&Rs and easements. There may be an easement for underground or overhead things like power lines. Sometimes the easements exist but have been used yet. You don't want to pour concrete for your tower only to learn that the easement holder needs to dig or to run HV power lines right under or over your tower.

RE: No HOA But....???	Reply
by W4WSW on October 2, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Hi Ray, thank you for the advice, in fact my idea is to put up a small beam that you can even hold with just a mast against the wall of the house with some kind of brackets, it's very light weight, I just want to go few feet above the roof in order to have some room to turn the antenna. 73 de W4WSW Luis

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