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Kokomo zoning board approves home-based firearms coating business; ATF oversight required
Summary
The Kokomo Board of Zoning Appeals granted a special exception to Freedom Sears LLC to operate a firearms, tool and antique ceramic-coating business as a home occupation; petitioner said the process emits no VOCs, will not include firearm sales and will require ATF approval for regulated work.
The Kokomo Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for Freedom Sears LLC to operate a home-occupation ceramic and firearm-coating business, the board announced at its meeting.
Joshua Harris, who identified himself as the petitioner and as a 50% partner in an existing firearms business, told the board the ceramic coating process he proposes produces no harmful VOCs, will not include retail sales, will occupy less than 25% of the home and will operate by appointment only (projected one to three appointments per week). “Absolutely no firearm sales or other retail sales will occur here,” Harris said.
Board staff (Sheetal) recommended approval and noted regulatory safeguards: the home was legally nonconforming to some setbacks but the proposed use would not expand nonconformity; the petitioner was informed that approval for any gun-manufacturing or regulated firearm work will require ATF oversight and licensing and safe-storage measures.
In response to board questions about ATF requirements, Harris said he would keep an independent safe on the premises, expected to hold no more than one to two customer firearms at a time, and described other security measures such as cameras and dogs.
A motion to approve the special exception and adopt the findings was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript lists the case address as 1209 West Superior Street but Harris gave his address as 1209 West Peters Street during his testimony; the record as read at the meeting identified the property for the special exception as 1209 West Superior Street.
The approval allows the petitioner to operate the described home-occupation activities subject to any external ATF requirements and local code enforcement; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
