CHAPTER 702
Firing Ranges
702.01   Definitions.
702.02   Location.
702.03   Safety standards.
702.04   Noise standards.
702.05   Hours of operation.
702.06   Insurance.
702.07   Alcoholic beverages.
702.08   Minors.
702.09   Identification.
702.10   Permit; fee.
702.11   Nuisance.
702.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Discharging firearms - see GEN. OFF. 549.08
 
 
702.01 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)   “Firing range” means any area which is established for the purpose of skeet shooting, trap shooting, pistol and/or rifle shooting, whether or not said firing range is operated for profit, and whether or not existing at the time of passage of this ordinance, or established thereafter.
   (b)   “Firearms” means any weapon expelling a projectile(s) by the action of an explosive.
   (c)   “Gun club” means a presently existing formal or informal association or organization of persons organized for recreational purposes of skeet shooting, trap shooting, pistol and/or rifle shooting.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.02 LOCATION.
   (a)   Firing ranges shall not be located nearer than 2,000 feet from a dwelling or any other building regularly occupied by persons.
   (b)   Firing ranges which are now in existence and which do not comply with the foregoing distance limitation shall be relocated to comply therewith or shall cause to operate within a period of seven months from the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.03 SAFETY STANDARDS.
   All firing ranges shall be operated and equipped in full compliance with the safety standards of the National Skeet Shooting Association, the Amateur Trap Shooting Association or the National Rifle Association and with the safety standards set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.04 NOISE STANDARDS.
   All firing ranges shall be operated in compliance with acceptable noise or sound levels as established in the National Rifle Association Range Manual, Section 1, Chapter 6, Article 3.034, Sub-Section 3.034.1, Copyrighted 1988, and entitled “Sound Abatement”.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.05 HOURS OF OPERATION.
   No firing at a firing range shall take place before 10:00 a.m., or later than one-half hour before sunset. Firing on Sundays and holidays is prohibited.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.06 INSURANCE.
   Any individual or entity having control over the property wherein a firing range is operated shall provide liability insurance to insure the gun clubs, their members and all persons using the range against claims for damages to persons or property in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each accident.
(Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
702.07 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
   The use of alcoholic beverages prior to or during the firing of firearms at a firing range shall be prohibited. (Ord. 3015. Passed 8-18-99.)
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