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Planning commission denies use permit for proposed Kahala Road gun range after neighbors raise safety concerns
Summary
The Bradley County Regional Planning Commission denied a permitted‑on‑review application for a gun range at 242 Kahala Road after neighbors and commissioners raised safety, proximity and character concerns; the vote to deny was 8–0 with one commissioner recused.
The Bradley County Regional Planning Commission voted to deny a permitted‑on‑review application for a proposed gun range at 242 Kahala Road, following public testimony and staff review that the proposed outdoor range did not meet distance and siting requirements and drew strong concerns from nearby residents.
Bentley, planning staff, summarized site requirements and identified the county’s standards for outdoor ranges, telling commissioners that “one of the requirements of an outdoor shooting range is the point of discharge of any firearm shall be a minimum of a thousand foot from any occupied…
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