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Article 5: Uses 44 <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> b. Be designed to keep the shot within the structure.'$ <br /> (iv) All Shooting or targeting activities occurring outdoors shall <br /> occur only between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. <br /> daily.19 <br /> (v) Warning signs indicating shooting activities are occurring on the <br /> property shall be posted at one hundred-foot intervals along the <br /> perimeter of the property in accordance with Section 6.12.5.20 <br /> (vi) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed within Section 6.8, <br /> shall be required around the perimeter of the portion of property <br /> where outdoor target shooting activities including skel <br /> 21 occurs. <br /> (vii) The use of exploding shells, targets, or other similar materials <br /> shall be prohibited. <br /> (viii) Nothing within Section 5.7.1 shall be construed as limiting or <br /> otherwise restricting hunting activities, the use of fireworks, the <br /> incidental discharge of a firearm, the discharge of a firearm <br /> in self-defense, or engaging in target shooting activities on <br /> a parcel of property less than 2 days a month 'j. <br /> (b) Motor Cross and Go-Kart Tracks24 <br /> (i) All tracks and/or paths shall be located a minimum of 100 feet <br /> from a property line. <br /> (ii) A track or path shall not cross over active septic fields. <br /> (iii) A Type B Land Use Buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be <br /> required around the portion of the property where the track is <br /> located. <br /> (B) Non-residential Land Uses 25 <br /> 18 Staff is not recommending the establishment of a standard with respect to an indoor projectile-proof backstop. <br /> We believe this can be addressed on a case by case basis. <br /> 19 Bold Green Underlined text represents additional regulations to address comments from the September 8,2015 <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing where BOCC and Planning Board members recommended limiting the hours which target <br /> shooting activities could occur. <br /> 20 Bold Green Underlined text represents clarifying language requested at the September 8,2015 Quarterly Public <br /> Hearing to ensure erected warning signs are consistent with established regulations. <br /> 21 text added to address October 7,2015 Planning Board comments on incorporating <br /> specificity for skeet shooting activities. <br /> 22 This will require either the erection of a land use buffer,or preservation of existing vegetation,around the area <br /> of the property where shooting activities are occurring. Staff is recommending the installation of a buffer <br /> regardless of shooting occurring indoors or outdoors as the buffer will assist with the possible reduction of noise <br /> occurring from a discharged weapon. <br /> 23 Bold Blue Underlined text represents a change made in consultation with the County Attorney's office after the <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing and is designed to ensure we are not limiting the lawful discharge of a firearm or <br /> otherwise requiring compliance with development requirements for property owners who may engage in <br /> incidental target shooting activities. <br /> 24 In the late 1990's and early 2000's staff received numerous complaints from local property owners over the use <br /> of motorcycles and go-karts on private property. We are amending existing regulations to establish setback and <br /> land use buffer requirements to address these concerns. <br /> 25 Bold Green Underlined text represents a change to address comments from the September 8,2015 Quarterly <br /> Public Hearing clarifying development standards for recreational amenities developed by non-residential land uses <br /> such as a church. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-66 <br />