Commission asks to define 'shooting range' to protect private target practice and regulate commercial ranges
Members recommended creating separate definitions for private target practice and organized/commercial shooting ranges so rural residents can safely sight-in rifles while commercial ranges would go into a different zone or require conditional-use review.
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The commission discussed the difference between occasional private target practice on one's own land and a developed shooting range (lanes, berms, organized events or commercial trap-night operations). Commissioners agreed the ordinance should define 'shooting range' narrowly so routine backyard target practice is not unintentionally captured while organized or commercial ranges are handled differently.
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