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Franklin County approves special-use permit for gunsmithing at rural Pawnee Road property
Summary
The Board approved a special-use permit allowing gunsmithing at 1459 Pawnee Road with conditions including ATF compliance, secured storage, activity confined to a shop, sheriff notification, and a one-year initiation requirement.
Franklin County commissioners voted to approve a special-use permit that authorizes gunsmithing at a rural property commonly known as 1459 Pawnee Road.
Pat, county planning staff, told commissioners the application (SUP 25080009) is for a gunsmithing operation in an A-1 agricultural district and ‘‘is specifically for gunsmithing, not a gun store, not a gun range.’’ He said most work will be done by mail and that occasional local customers might drop by. Staff and the planning commission recommended approval with conditions.
The recommended conditions require the applicant to comply with all licensing and recordkeeping required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; confine gunsmithing activities to the designated garage or shop; secure firearms and inventory to prevent unauthorized access; allow inspections by ATF investigators and make the location accessible for such inspections; notify the sheriff’s office of the operation within 30 days of approval; and commence the permitted activity within one year or see the permit lapse.
Applicant Mr. Perry told the board that the business had previously operated inside Baldwin City since 2017 and that the work mainly involves fitting barrels and manufacturing small replacement parts. He told commissioners that ‘‘the only weapons that will be fired are his personally owned weapons as a private citizen’’ and that customers rarely visit the property.
A planning report attached an objection letter from a nearby landowner; staff said the letter is included in the packet. Commissioners asked whether wording that references ‘‘selling of firearms’’ was necessary given the application’s scope. Pat said federal rules and ATF recordkeeping mean the permit wording must allow for sales because items received and returned through the operation are subject to ATF classification and records.
The board moved to approve the SUP with the staff-recommended conditions and conducted a roll-call vote that approved the measure.
The approval allows the limited gunsmithing activity described in the application to proceed under the listed conditions; any expansion beyond those uses would require an amended permit or further approvals.
