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24 <br /> Approved 11/4/15 <br /> 53 reviewed this. Also I would like to remind the Board the proposed text amendment indicates target shooting activities <br /> 54 are governed by the Ordinance. I would interpret that to mean skeet shooting as well. <br /> 55 <br /> 56 Lisa Stuckey:Are there any state laws on this? <br /> 57 <br /> 58 Michael Harvey:There are state laws, but they do not get specific to the construction of a backstop.There is <br /> 59 nebulous language in the general statutes, but not definite state law regulating the backstop. <br /> 60 <br /> 61 Paul Guthrie:Are there any considerations on what type of weapons are being fired? <br /> 62 <br /> 63 Michael Harvey: No. From a land use stand point we do not have the legal authority to tell people they cannot shoot a <br /> 64 certain weapon. <br /> 65 <br /> 66 Herman Staats:This language on page 123 is the distinction of the times per month for shooting? <br /> 67 <br /> 68 Michael Harvey:Yes on page 123 we added language with the direction of the County Attorney indicating that if you <br /> 69 are a property owner and are discharging your gun on your property three days or less a month that is not going to <br /> 70 be considered an activity that warrants you to build a backstop. <br /> 71 <br /> 72 Lydia Wegman: For clarification, someone could go out on their property three times a month and target shoot all day <br /> 73 long? <br /> 74 <br /> 75 Michael Harvey: Unfortunately, that is exactly what that means. <br /> 76 <br /> 77 James Lea:And not only can they target shoot, but they can shoot any gun they want? <br /> 78 <br /> 79 Michael Harvey:They can shoot any gun they want anyway, period. <br /> 80 <br /> 81 Lydia Wegman: Does this exemption also exempt them from the hours of the day. <br /> 82 <br /> 83 Michael Harvey:Yes because it would not be considered a shooting activity per this ordinance. <br /> 84 <br /> 85 Lydia Wegman:That is why I am concerned because this seems overly broad as an exemption. <br /> 86 <br /> 87 Lisa Stuckey: Do you have to keep the bullets on the property? <br /> 88 <br /> 89 Michael Harvey:Yes. <br /> 90 <br /> 91 Lisa Stuckey:The exemption that was added is kind of confusing.What exactly is exempted? For three days you can <br /> 92 shoot your bullets into your neighbor's yard? <br /> 93 <br /> 94 Michael Harvey:We may need to add language that says all bullets must be kept on the property. <br /> 95 <br /> 96 Michael Harvey continued review of abstract. <br /> 97 <br /> 98 Michael Harvey:We are recommending that all rec facilities, private or public, have frontage on public roads.The <br /> 99 reason being you don't want a facility in the middle of nowhere on a private road and create hardship for neighbors <br /> 100 who maintain that road. <br /> 101 <br /> 102 Paul Guthrie:As long as the use is on the same land it can be anywhere from one foot to five thousand feet from the <br /> 103 road? <br /> 104 <br /> 105 Michael Harvey:The property has to have frontage and that's where access is going to have to be provided. <br /> 2 <br />