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Article 5: Uses 89 <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> (e) Indoor shooting ranges shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from all <br /> property lines, streets right-of-way, or access easement. Such facilities <br /> shall be completely enclosed. <br /> (f) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be required <br /> around the perimeter of the property of all indoor shooting ranges. <br /> (g) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as regulating hunting <br /> activities or the operation of a shooting range developed for, and <br /> exclusively utilized by, local, State, and/or Federal law enforcement <br /> agencies. <br /> (h) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as prohibiting the holding <br /> of turkey shoots or other similar activities as a fundraiser or community <br /> event so long as such activities occur no more than twice in a given <br /> calendar year on a parcel of property. <br /> (2) Outdoor Paintball <br /> (a) Areas where paintball activities occur shall be a minimum of 50 feet from <br /> all property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements. <br /> (b) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be required <br /> around the perimeter of the portion of property where paintball activity <br /> occurs. <br /> (3) Pitch and Putt Courses <br /> (a) Pitch and putt areas shall be located a minimum of 40 feet from all <br /> property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements. <br /> (b) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be required <br /> around the perimeter of the portion of property where pitch and putt <br /> course activity occurs. <br /> (C) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit <br /> (1) Submittal Requirements <br /> In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information <br /> shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: <br /> (a) A description of the exact type facility planned, the amount of area, <br /> including and number of members or participants expected, a site plan <br /> showing siting and size of existing and proposed building. <br /> (b) Access, parking, service and recreation areas for all planned facilities or <br /> existing facilities. <br /> (c) Plans, and elevation for all proposed and existing structures and <br /> descriptions of the color and nature of all exterior materials. <br /> (d) A landscape plan showing, at the same scale as the site plan, existing <br /> and proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and any other landscape <br /> materials. <br /> (e) A signed statement from the owners or operators that there shall be no <br /> activity allowed that will have adverse effects on adjacent property. The <br /> statement shall also include a complete list of all recreational activities <br /> that will take place on the site. <br /> (2) Standards of Evaluation-18 <br /> 17 Staff did not want to inadvertently prohibit what has become a lucrative fundraising opportunity for several local <br /> organizations. As a result language was included to allow for turkey shoots and other similar activities to occur. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-67 <br />