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19 1 Commissioner Jacobs said the way the Sheriff's measure decibels has never stopped 2 anyone from shooting, as the noise is measured from the property line and typically dissipates 3 enough by that point. He said he does agree with the possibility of reasonable hours being 4 enforced. 5 Commissioner Price asked if the warning signs will have a uniform look, and if the 6 Planning Board deems placing them at 100-foot intervals sufficient. 7 Michael Harvey said he did not recall the distance being a concern, and that the signs 8 are simply to serve as a warning of shooting activity. 9 Commissioner Price said she is concerned as to whether the time of day, or the decibels 10 of the noise, is a more effective enforcement. She said the lay of land would have an impact on 11 this. 12 Michael Harvey said if the Planning Board and the BOCC would like to see a reasonable 13 time limit he could pursue it, but he would prefer the issue of decibel levels be discussed directly 14 with the Sheriff. 15 Lisa Stuckey asked if it required that the backstops be maintained, in order to avoid 16 degrading. 17 Michael Harvey said the ordinance does not specify this, but if a permit is issued 18 indicating that the backstop will be maintained, it must be complied with. 19 Chair McKee asked what would happen if a member of the public purchased a new rifle 20 and went on his 10 acres of land to practice shooting, without a backstop or any type of buffer. 21 Michael Harvey said if someone complains to him, he would meet with the landowner 22 where the shooting occurred, and try to enforce this issue. He said it is a valid concern, and this 23 is an opportunity to educate the public on what the ordinance requires. He said ordinances are 24 living and breathing documents that can be changed. 25 Chair McKee said he appreciated this effort on the shooting issue. He said he hears 26 about repetitive shooting in the same areas over and over again. 27 Maxecine Mitchell asked questions and clarifications on issues surrounding residential 28 versus commercial recreational areas and Michael Harvey responded. 29 Commissioner Rich asked if there is a limit on the number of people that may shoot at a 30 residential property at the same time. 31 Michael Harvey said there is no limit built into this ordinance to say how many people 32 can be at a place and discharging a firearm. 33 Michael Harvey said a distinction has been established between the recreational 34 accessory uses versus a non-residential land use activity. He said the Planning Board had a lot 35 of concerns at the ORC regarding his draft definition of a recreational facility. He said he met 36 with the Attorney's Office, and a workable definition, that can be enforced, was created. 37 Commissioner Price referred to the top of page 90, and said she had concerns about the 38 required frontage. She said there are properties in the County that are accessed by an 39 easement. 40 Michael Harvey said the goal of this provision is to stipulate that if one is going to have a 41 heightened level of traffic to access, what amounts to a commercial facility, then it ought to be 42 done through a public road rather than a private road of a subdivision. He said if there is an 43 easement, access across it should be properly negotiated. 44 Commissioner Jacobs suggested amending the list of general standards for evaluation 45 for recreational facilities from listing a variety of courts to using a global statement that covers 46 multiple courts. 47 Commissioner Price suggested further explanation be given to "turkey shoots, and other 48 similar activities".