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Hi everybody,<br><br>
Just a few days after I get my mast erected up to 9m, a bureaurat from
Monarse^H^H^Hsh council rocks up and tells me that I need a permit for
the mast.<br>
Anything over 3m on a roof, and anything over 8m on the ground needs a
permit, and you can't get a retrospective permit.<br>
So, in the next few days I will be issued with a 30 day notice to either
take down the mast or bring it under 3m. I'll wait right up until
the end of the 30 days to bring the mast down to 3m, which involves about
5 minutes worth of effort to undo 2 locking bolts and gently lower the
top 2 sections.<br>
After that I need to apply for a permit, submit engineering drawings and
have a structural engineer certify that the mast is safe (won't fall over
and kill the neighbour's dog).<br>
Anyone know any structural engineers who can certify the mast on the
cheap? (ie, for free??)<br>
I should be able to provide most of the specifications, documents and
relevant standards. Measuring out the roof for engineering drawings
will be a bit of a pain. Bloody nosy neighbours just can't ignore
the blue and red strobe lights, and mind their own business.<br><br>
Here's the Vic legislation regarding the mast height...<br><br>
<a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/br1994200/s4.31.html?query=%22antenna%22+and+%22mast%22" eudora="autourl">http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol%5freg/br1994200/s4.31.html?query=%22antenna%22+and+%22mast%22</a><br><br>
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<h3><b>BUILDING REGULATIONS 1994 - SECT 4.31
</b></h3><pre><a name="disp"></a>Masts<a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/br1994200/s4.31.html?query=%22antenna%22%20and%20%22mast%22#disp2"><img src="cid:.0" alt="b3c229.jpg"></a><a name="disp"></a>,
poles etc.
<a name="disp3"></a>4.31
<img src="cid:.1" alt="b3c279.jpg">Masts<a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/br1994200/s4.31.html?query=%22antenna%22%20and%20%22mast%22#disp3"><img src="cid:.2" alt="b3c2ab.jpg"></a><a name="disp3"></a>,
poles etc.
The consent and report of the relevant council must be obtained to an
application for a building permit to construct a
<img src="cid:.3" alt="b3c2dd.jpg">mast, pole, aerial,
antenna<a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/br1994200/s4.31.html?query=%22antenna%22%20and%20%22mast%22#disp4"><img src="cid:.4" alt="b3c31a.jpg"></a>,
chimney, flue, pipe or other service pipe which-
(a) when attached to a building, exceeds a
<a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/vic/consol%5freg/br1994200/s4.1.html#height">height</a>
of 3m above the highest
point of the roof of the building; or
(b) when not attached to a building, exceeds 8m above ground level.
</pre>Anyone know of any superior or overriding legislation to easily fix this situation? Somone has informed me that this was discussed here about 6 months ago, and that you can put up a mast up to 14m with no hassles. Anyone have any links or references?<br><br>
Thanks in advance.<br><br>
Alex F (node HZN, Oakleigh) <br>
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