Are satellite dishes permitted on the roofs of buildings in the historic Woodstock Square?
This afternoon – late, after City offices had closed for the long week-end - I was surprised to see a satellite dish being installed on the leading edge of a roof on Main Street. It was being installed over the State Farm office at 218 Main Street. There are apartments over the business office.
The dish could have been installed somewhere, anywhere, on the roof where it would not be visible from the sidewalk and street. You know, like 3-5-10 feet back from the edge.
Is there a prohibition in the City ordinances against satellite dishes in the Historic District? If there is, I urge swift action against the property owner. Swift, as in immediate removal. No kidding around.
It’s too bad that City offices are now closed for three days. I’m sure it was just a coincidence that the dish was being installed late on a Friday afternoon preceding a three-day week-end. How convenient that the installers just happened to be available for this job! It certainly saved them from getting stuck in rush-hour traffic and getting a head-start on a busy week-end of (whatever you do on a Friday night of a three-day week-end).
If you know someone on the Historic Woodstock Preservation Committee, how about forwarding this to him or her.
Saturday, 9/1/07 4:00PM
The work on the roof over the State Farm office may be roofing work and not the installation of the satellite dish. Who knows whether the dish was previously installed?
You never know who is interested…
3 months ago
3 comments:
Perhaps the location of the satellite dish was chosen so as not to create a potential leak in the roof of the building in question. Of course Gus has probably had years of experience as a "roof whisperer" and could easily solve this problem as well.
The roofing was being done on the roof next to the State Farm office. Perhaps not being able to see straight is part of the problem.
Gus, I think certain Federal Communications laws prohibit any government or governing entity or even a landlord from prohibiting sat. dishes and the like that are used to receive any FCC approved radio or TV broadcast.
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