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Commissioners ask staff to study zoning and safety rules for proposed indoor shooting range
Summary
The Board of Town Commissioners asked staff and town counsel to research state regulations, setbacks and operational standards after an applicant sought to open a retail gun store with an indoor shooting range; police chief and commissioners emphasized internal-security, noise and lead-management issues.
Bel Air commissioners directed staff and town counsel on April 1 to research regulatory and zoning approaches for indoor shooting ranges after a prospective business inquired about opening a gun store with an indoor range.
The topic is significant because Bel Air’s zoning currently has no specific use category for indoor shooting ranges; absent a code category, planners treat a proposed use as prohibited unless a similar allowed use applies. Kevin Small, presenting the background, said several jurisdictions defer to state rules and use local performance standards to address setbacks, hours and operations.
Police Chief Moore said…
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