M609,
I'm envious of your Tracon, you even have a water cooler, high backed chairs, I'm embarrased to have pictures of our equipment on our web site
http://fwa.natca.net .
Unless something pulls our funding we should move into our new tower and tracon by late 2005 or 2006.
It appears that our landing clearance rules are more relaxed than what you have, the key is SAFETY, if it isn't safe we better not be doing it, and one has to remember that just because it may be legal, doesn't always mean its safe.
Mike
NATCA FWA