Garage slab near utility pole guy wire

[mikec35]

I have a 24 x 28 carport that I took down years ago and am now thinking I want to set it up on my new property and install a lift. I am getting prices for pouring a slab. Where I want to pour the slab is near a utility pole. The pole is about 20 ft off my property line, I suspect it's an easement and not on the right of way. The pic below shows what I am talking about, I want to put the slab in-between the blue garage and the power pole on the left. Does anyone know if there are restrictions for building next to a utility pole? I'm in North Carolina, if that makes a difference.

 

[nadogail]

Maybe a call to the Utility Company "my friend wants to know about...."

 

[PCustoms]

I have a 24 x 28 carport that I took down years ago and am now thinking I want to set it up on my new property and install a lift. I am getting prices for pouring a slab. Where I want to pour the slab is near a utility pole. The pole is about 20 ft off my property line, I suspect it's an easement and not on the right of way. The pic below shows what I am talking about, I want to put the slab in-between the blue garage and the power pole on the left. Does anyone know if there are restrictions for building next to a utility pole? I'm in North Carolina, if that makes a difference.

Yes, read your easement.

Also sounds like you may be too close to the property line, check your setback requirements.

 

[BillK]

Do you have a copy of the survey that was done when you bought the house ? Mine shows all of the setbacks and easements. If you dont have a copy it should be easy to get it from your local government. I certainly would not just take anyone's word on this. I would want to see it on paper.

 

[Slednut]

This may answer some questions.

https://www.thespruce.com/building-on-an-easement-4125929

 

[mikec35]

Good info. The setback on my property is 10ft, so my current shop and proposed garage at least meet that criteria. Looking at my survey, it was done about 30 years ago and doesn't show any easements or ROW's behind my house, the property line backs up to a private road so I am pretty sure it's only an easement in play here. I'll dig out my home loan paperwork to read the easement info.

 

[Mr_fixit]

Looks like 4 different companies with 4 different anchors. I hope you don't want those moved, cause you might get 4 different bills. And they're probably 7 feet to 9 feet long . will the pad have a footer?

 

[Bretny]

Wow talk about anchors. How tall is that pole and why are there so many anchors?

I have a pole on my property between both of my houses. It had a very low hanging phone line that was 10ft over my driveway and 1 extra anchor that didnt even have a guy wire on it. They had replaced the pole about 2yrs prior to me moving in. I removed the telephone wire to the street and dug down and cut the anchor below ground. The phone company isnt in in business and all phones are cable line now. You do have options.

 

[CraigStu]

In N Va you can't build under the wires. They require access 10 ft on both sides of the wires so a 20ft wide path where you can't build.

 

[Kaizen]

That is strange. Guessing pole owner requires each attached to guy. But looks like two for electric. Are they at different angles? Yours is most likely the last pole on a long run and the guys are keeping the pole up. What else are those cables feeding? Be aware those guys can be installed at an angle so can be then feet closer to pad area underground


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[mikec35]

Here's a few more pics. I've got 28ft between my shop and the closest guy wire. My pad would be large enough for a 26ft wide metal carport/building. Worst case scenario my concrete pad would be 1ft away from the wire, best case 2 ft away as I would like to leave a little walkway between the 2 buildings. They had electricity running to my house from that pole until last year when it was run underground. Cable and phone run's to my house from that pole but they are no longer used for me as well. I believe there is one house directly behind me and one next door to it that are supplied by that pole and that's it.

 

[Kevin54]

I'm pretty sure that you are going to be told NO. All for the fact that they will have to have access to get a bucket truck in there if for any reason necessary. And there will be an easement down through the area with so many feet on each side of the pole.

Utility companies are very strict when it comes to things. Beside my house I have two guy wire with the yellow plastic jackets on them. I was taking the jacket and giving it a big shove, I could jam it up at the top of the wire so I wouldn't have to look at it. Damn if they didn't come and put a bolted clamp on it sop I'd quit doing it. It serves no purposes other than to warn me or the neighbor that there is a guy wire there.

 

[rlmartinson]

The yellow/orange guy guard is a liability thing and some utilities enforce it more than others. If little Timmy rides his bike and catches the guy wire in the throat, momma is gonna sue!
Ryan

I'm pretty sure that you are going to be told NO. All for the fact that they will have to have access to get a bucket truck in there if for any reason necessary. And there will be an easement down through the area with so many feet on each side of the pole.

Utility companies are very strict when it comes to things. Beside my house I have two guy wire with the yellow plastic jackets on them. I was taking the jacket and giving it a big shove, I could jam it up at the top of the wire so I wouldn't have to look at it. Damn if they didn't come and put a bolted clamp on it sop I'd quit doing it. It serves no purposes other than to warn me or the neighbor that there is a guy wire there.

 

[mikec35]

If I can verify how far I need to stay away from the pole or the guy wire I could modify my building size, I was just trying to get enough to have 2 bays, one with a lift. I suppose if I had to I could just do a building large enough to house a lift and some storage.

 

[Kevin54]

If I can verify how far I need to stay away from the pole or the guy wire I could modify my building size, I was just trying to get enough to have 2 bays, one with a lift. I suppose if I had to I could just do a building large enough to house a lift and some storage.

That is up to the utility company that owns the pole which will be your electric company since it has a transformer on it. Cable TV if they are using the pole has to rent the pole use from them at a certain percentage IIRC. And you'll have to check to make sure there are no underground lines running to your house where you want to put the slab. The national number for "Call Before You Dig" is 811. Good Luck!!!

 

[510ebl]

There should be a tag on the pole to identify the owner. Speak only to them and get answers in writing.

Like Kevin said, probably electric co due to the transformer.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I can't help with the original question, but that's quite the spider web you have up there.

Tommy

 

[jkuro]

Go to the city and or county and find out if there are any utility easements. Also check with city and or county for any building setbacks and restrictions. From there you should be able to figure out if you can build what you want where you want. The rest is just a big guess. Utility companies may or may not know of any easement, their records aren't the best. The city or county are the governing bodies.