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Poquoson planners review indoor gun-range conditional-use request; debate noise limits and street access
Summary
At a Jan. 23 Poquoson Planning Commission work session, staff and commissioners discussed a new conditional-use permit application for an indoor gun range and mixed-use facility. Debate focused on noise limits, potential conveyance of rights-of-way for future Alpha Street connection, and development deadlines included in draft conditions.
Poquoson Planning Commission members at a Jan. 23 work session reviewed a new conditional-use permit application for a multi-use facility anchored by an indoor gun range on a parcel near City Hall Avenue.
Planning staff described the proposal as a phased project: a central “cornerstone” building with retail, office and classroom space and a north wing containing multiple shooting ranges. Thomas (planning staff) told commissioners the application is a new submission after a recent property sale to the applicant, Mr. Raffles, and that the first public hearing on this revised application has been advertised and noticed to adjacent property owners.
The commission’s discussion centered on three points: noise mitigation, access and rights-of-way, and development timing. Staff presented a draft noise condition that measures gunshot sound at the property line and uses a 55-decibel threshold for measurements taken from…
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