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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-66 <br /> <br />b. Be designed to keep the shot within the structure.18 <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 skeet <br />shooting,21 occurs.22 <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 month23. <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 /> <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 Bold Orange Underlined 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 /> 35