(A) A completed conditional use application accompanied by a detailed site development plan must be submitted to the Planning Committee a minimum of 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. All site plans are required to be submitted and sealed by a certified engineer with range design experience or an accredited individual certified in range design. A verifiable history of engineering or range design experience and performance in this area must be supplied and accompany the site plan at time of submittal. Applications may be subject to a third party review process and review fee as referenced in the Zoning Code fee schedule.
(B) In order for the application and site plan to be considered complete, the site plan shall include all components necessary to comply with the range development standards for firing ranges, as well as the following information:
(1) Information regarding the type, action and explosive, the highest caliber of firearms, ordinance and/or device proposed to be utilized at the facility;
(2) Details regarding how the facility will be designed to facilitate the use of the highest caliber firearm proposed, including details regarding how the public will be protected from projectiles that will issue from those firearms, in accordance with recommendations from the current edition of the NRA range source book or other accredited range design publication;
(3) Information detailing the style or type of targets that will be utilized at the facility. Information shall include target composition, stationary or mobile design, distance from firing line and range location. All targets shall be used in conjunction with the manufacturers’ specifications for use;
(4) Information regarding firing line type and construction design, firearm discharge positions and firing techniques that will be utilized at the facility;
(5) Details regarding how the facility will provide containment of projectiles and debris caused by the type of ammunition, targets and activities to be utilized or occur on the site, entirely within the boundaries of such facility. The containment methods shall be in conjunction with recommendations for containment as referenced in the current edition of an accredited range design publication;
(6) A firing range safety plan, including at a minimum, the following information, written in accordance with an accredited range design and operation publication. This plan shall be utilized during the planning, construction and operation of the facility:
(a) Firearm or other weapon (s) handling rules;
(b) General and specific firing range rules and regulations; and
(c) Administrative rules and regulations.
(7) Proposed hours and days of operation, which may be amended by the Board of Trustees in the special interest of community safety, compatibility and welfare;
(8) Information regarding noise abatement design techniques that will ensure compliance with permissible noise level limitations specified in the township noise ordinance. The burden of proof that the proposed range facility meets and will not exceed the permissible noise level limitations of the township noise ordinance, shall rest with the applicant and/or property owner. All noise studies shall be performed by a professional engineer registered in the state, or by a person with a degree in a discipline related to acoustics;
(9) Outdoor ranges that will discharge projectiles that contain lead, shall supply an environmental stewardship plan prepared by a state registered engineer. The plan shall include annual soil and water sampling, regular liming of the soil to prevent lead migration, reclamation and recycling of the lead and is compliant with the Best Management Practices, specifically relating to lead management, as specified by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most current edition of Best Management Practices for lead at outdoor shooting ranges. Indoor ranges shall submit a similar plan that addresses the recovery and recycling of lead projectiles and the ventilation and other techniques utilized for hazardous material and contaminate removal;
(10) Outdoor range site plans shall illustrate the location of all property lines, structures and facilities located on the proposed site as well as adjoining properties. Site plans shall also illustrate the location of all streams, ponds, lakes or other watercourses or wetlands located on the proposed site and adjoining properties. Noted illustrations shall include distances from the proposed firing lines as well as target lines and backstops; and
(11) Site plans may include information and illustrations regarding shot fall zones, safety zones, buffers, baffles and any other information or mitigation techniques that may address concerns over compatibility, property values or the general welfare of the adjoining properties and the community at large.
(Ord. 25, passed - -)