(A) Statement of intent. The recreational/sport hunting district is an overlay district designed to provide sportsmen and sportswomen with an area in which hunting by properly licensed persons during established hunting seasons is allowed.
(B) Hunting area. Hunting may occur in the following area:
(1) Sunny Side area. The area, as shown on the official zoning map of the city, encompassing approximately 158 acres and more specifically delineated by the map prepared by the City of Greenville Planning and Development Services Department entitled “Sunny Side Hunting Overlay".
(2) This section does not regulate the discharge of firearms, bow and arrows, crossbows or any other type of weapon within any hunting area(s). City Code provisions regulating discharge of firearms or other weapons within City limits apply to the above hunting area(s). See Title 12, Chapter 1 of the City Code, specifically Section 12-1-3 entitled "Discharge of Firearms and other Weapons." and Section 12-1-20 entitled "Bows and Arrows and Crossbows." and any future amendments to these sections. See G.S. 160A-189.
(C) In no event shall any of the above areas be used as a controlled hunting preserve as defined in state law. See G.S. 113-273 In addition, the areas shall not be enclosed and stocked with game.
(Ord. No. 20-035, § 1, passed 6-15-2020)