(a) No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate an indoor shooting range without first obtaining a license from the City of Salem. Every person, partnership, corporation, organization or other entity shall make an application in writing to said City which application shall set forth, but not limited to:
(1) The name under which the business is to be conducted.
(2) The address location where the business is conducted.
(3) The application is to include supporting documentation from a professional engineer or architect licensed by the State of Ohio attesting that the proposed shooting range meets or exceeds the standards set out in the construction standards detailed in Section 750.05
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(b) If the business is conducted by:
(1) A sole proprietorship: the name, home address, business/home/cell phone number, date of birth and principal occupation of that individual.
(2) A firm or partnership: the names, home addresses, business/home/cell phone number, dates of birth, and principal occupations of each member of the firm or partnership.
(3) A corporation: the names, home addresses, business/home/cell phone numbers, dates of birth and principal occupations of all directors, officers and shareholders owning more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares.
(c) The person, partnership, corporation, or other entity operating or conducting the business shall have a continuing duty to inform the City of Salem as to changes in the information required in this section. The license issued hereunder is nontransferable without prior approval of the City of Salem and no person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall operate an indoor shooting range at any time unless the information on file with the City of Salem is current and accurately reports the licensing information at the time of operation.
(d) If an application is not approved, the City of Salem shall notify the applicant in writing, with reasons for rejection.
(e) Each license issued under this chapter shall be permanently and conspicuously displayed on the premises for which it is issued.
(f) If a person who has been convicted of a felony shall have any ownership interest in any indoor shooting range as set out in the Codified Ordinances of the City of Salem.
(Ord. 140401-20. Passed 6-3-14.)