Water Tower Easement/Clearance

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Author Message Brian Payne Senior Member Username: brian_payne Post Number: 255 Registered: 01-2014 Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022 - 01:34 pm:    Random question, but we have a water tower on our site and we are doing a bit of master planning. Where would you start looking for minimum separation distances required. Marc Chavez Senior Member Username: mchavez Post Number: 635 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022 - 01:41 pm:    Random response: if it falls over it would be nice for it not to fall on the building(s). I'd start with a large circle underneath it. just kidding but not really. Rosa Cheney Senior Member Username: rdcaia Post Number: 24 Registered: 07-2018 Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022 - 01:50 pm:    Do you mean for fire separation distances for buildings on a single lot? If so, per IBC, you would classify the water tower as Use U - Utility (for sheds, towers, and other not-typically-occupied structures), and then go from there. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1430 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022 - 02:24 pm:    I presume the water utility has easements in place that may help identify some limitations. A quick call may help you identify other restrictions and limitations. Robert Swan, FCSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: robeswan Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2016 Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 - 02:00 pm:    To follow up on Ken's note - do you have a survey yet? There are likely also easements for the water lines coming in and going out. Possible servitude for the water company to service the tower. Mark Gilligan SE, Senior Member Username: mark_gilligan Post Number: 970 Registered: 10-2007 Posted on Friday, March 11, 2022 - 03:55 am:    If you are concerned with the water tower falling over then you should be concerned about the building on the site falling over. If properly designed the two structures would have a comparable likelihood of falling over. Brian Payne Senior Member Username: brian_payne Post Number: 266 Registered: 01-2014 Posted on Friday, March 11, 2022 - 09:06 am:    Sorry for not responding. We have contacted the town and they were going to reach out to the utility company. We currently don't have survey.