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M <br />allowance for a fence on the property line has been in the <br />ordinance for a long time, and he confirmed that sheds of a certain <br />size can be placed 5 feet from the property line. <br />Mr. Rockledge wanted the Board to exempt towers 70 feet and <br />under from any regulation. <br />Al Smith, amateur radio operator for 34 years, clarified that <br />towers do not fall down. He saw his own tower bend in the middle, <br />but he never saw a tower just flop down from the base to the full <br />height. <br />Bill Lowry, amateur radio operator since 1948, experienced <br />severe weather in New England for many years. He stated that he <br />lost trees and other things but never lost a tower. Sometimes the <br />antenna would break in an ice storm, but he never had a tower <br />collapse under any conditions. <br />Ed Gilcher, amateur radio operator since 1955, addressed the <br />question of what happens to the tower when somebody moves to <br />another residence. He stated that a home occupation license <br />terminates if the licensee moves, and he reasoned that if an <br />amateur who owned the tower moved, that permit should terminate. <br />The Chairman determined that no one else wished to be heard <br />and thereupon closed the public hearing. <br />Commissioner Bird led discussion regarding the setback for <br />placement of guy wire anchors. He described lot lines as imaginary <br />lines and realized that the guy wire anchors could become a hazard <br />to children and pets, but he asked if that setback could be at 5 <br />feet rather than 10 feet. <br />Director Boling had no objection to reducing the setback <br />requirement from 10 feet to 5 feet. Towers under 70 feet require <br />a building permit regardless of the LDR provisions. At the present <br />time there is only the building permit requirement for towers under <br />70 feet in height. He reiterated that towers 70 to 140 feet in <br />height would require a site plan and administrative permit use. <br />Commissioner Bird thought we must give strict guidelines on <br />which to base approval or disapproval for installation of a tower. <br />Commissioner Eggert understood that FCC licensing takes care <br />of the criteria that allows them to put in a tower under 70 feet in <br />height. That is the reason for the statement that they are amateur <br />radio operators. If the tower is to be over 70 feet in height, it <br />moves through the process as a permitted accessory use. <br />Commissioner Eggert led discussion regarding the definition of <br />transmission structure, and Commissioner Macht wanted to change <br />it <br />L- JAN 5 124 <br />BOOK 91 f,mUF 42.01 <br />