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Article 5: Uses Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-81 (3) Facilities may include such features as play and training areas, athletic field lights, public address systems, parking for patrons and staff, storage/office facilities, and restroom/locker facilities. (4) No building shall be closer than 20 feet from any right-of-way or property line or the minimum requirements of the district in which it is located. (5) Outdoor athletic fields shall comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 and shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from a property line. (6) All outdoor recreational facilities shall utilize a combination of screens, fences, nets, berms, or vegetation to keep equipment on the property. (B) Standards for Specific UsesUse Standards (1) Shooting Ranges (a) Shooting ranges, including skeet shooting activities, shall be designed or oriented to keep projectiles on the property. (b) Outdoor shooting ranges shall: (i) Be located a minimum of 300 feet from all property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements; (ii) Be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from occupied dwelling units external to the property; and (iii) Direct all stationary target shooting activities into a projectile- proof backstop a minimum of 15 feet in height and 30 feet in depth. (iv) Operate only from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. (v) Maintain a Type F land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, around the perimeter of the range. (c) Indoor shooting activities shall: (i) Be located a minimum of 50 feet from all property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements; (ii) Be located a minimum of 500 feet from occupied dwelling units external to the property; and (iii) Direct shooting activities into a projectile proof backstop to keep the shot within the structure. (iv) Maintain a Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, around the perimeter of the property. (d) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as regulating hunting activities or the operation of a shooting range developed for, and exclusively utilized by, local, State, and/or Federal law enforcement agencies. (e) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as regulating or prohibiting: (i) Hunting activities or the operation of a shooting range developed for, and exclusively utilized by, local, State, and/or Federal law enforcement agencies. (ii) The holding of turkey shoots or other similar activities conducted as a fundraiser or community event so long as such activities occur no more than three days in a given calendar year on a parcel of property. (iii) The incidental discharge of a firearm, the discharge of a firearm 95