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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I seem to remember that there was a loophole in
this for hobby radio activities... Maybe someone from the HAM community could
spread some light on this?</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=alex_f@tpg.com.au href="mailto:alex_f@tpg.com.au">Alex F</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=melbwireless@wireless.org.au
href="mailto:melbwireless@wireless.org.au">melbwireless@wireless.org.au</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MLB-WIRELESS] Doh!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>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><BR>
<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 alt=b3c229.jpg src="cid:002501c473e5$740e0f40$128b8ecb@enigma"></A><A name=disp></A>,
poles etc.
<A name=disp3></A>4.31
<IMG alt=b3c279.jpg src="cid:002601c473e5$740e0f40$128b8ecb@enigma">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 alt=b3c2ab.jpg src="cid:002701c473e5$740e0f40$128b8ecb@enigma"></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 alt=b3c2dd.jpg src="cid:002801c473e5$740e0f40$128b8ecb@enigma">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 alt=b3c31a.jpg src="cid:002901c473e5$740e0f40$128b8ecb@enigma"></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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