Shooting range ordinance
Allows indoor shooting ranges as special uses and creates an outdoor range overlay zone. Approved 5-0 on Jan. 18, 2022 after being tabled Dec. 7 and Jan. 4.
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Every hearing and vote
December 7, 2021 · City Council
Shooting ranges ordinance (multiple code chapters)
Tabled · 4-1
Love raised design-standard exemptions and proximity to the wildlife corridor; Jensen said outdoor ranges would be limited to Agriculture and Open Space Natural zones. Clark suggested 'shooting amenities' wording and warned a clause could block food trucks at events. One emailer, Jim Smith, called it a good first effort. Tabled; Gray opposed tabling.
January 4, 2022 · City Council
Shooting ranges ordinance
Tabled · 5-0
Jensen said indoor ranges would be special uses in commercial, business park and industrial zones and outdoor ranges special uses in Open Space-Natural, Agriculture and Industrial zones. Resident Jim Smith suggested a conditional use permit for agricultural areas; Bettina Cameron asked that ranges be barred from agricultural subdivisions citing equestrian safety; two written comments opposed. The council tabled it and directed staff to let the council exempt design standards, prohibit ranges on parcels with residences, in agricultural subdivisions and in OS-N.
January 18, 2022 · City Council
Shooting range ordinance
Approved · 5-0
The ordinance allows indoor ranges as special uses and creates an Outdoor Shooting Range Overlay Zone the council can apply; exploding targets are discouraged but allowed at the owner's discretion with the owner assuming liability. The Planning Commission recommended approval Nov. 9, 2021. Five emails supported it.