The Rapid City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit Dec. 5 for Midwest Shooting Center, a proposed 19,600-square-foot indoor shooting range and retail facility occupying part of the former Kmart building at 413 North Campbell Street.

Cassie Hayes, current planner, walked commissioners through the proposal’s floor plan and operational details: two separate ranges with seven stalls each (14 concurrent shooters maximum), range-officer monitoring, a retail area, classroom and event space, and proposed operating hours Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Staff said the franchise submitted more than 100 pages of safety documentation covering hazard assessment, incident communication, range maintenance, hearing conservation, lead compliance and air-sampling/ventilation systems designed to filter lead particulates.

Security measures described included an alarm system with motion and door sensors, glass-break sensors, connection to a monitoring company, card-access control for stock and range areas, one-door-at-a-time range access to reduce noise leakage, and CCTV covering ingress/egress and storage. Staff also noted the property’s proximity (about 200 feet southwest) to a religious assembly; under city ordinance the applicant oriented ingress/egress to minimize conflict with the assembly’s driveway and parking.

Commissioners raised operational questions including management continuity; staff said CUP approval applies to the property, use and operational plan, not to a specific manager, and emphasized the franchise’s prior experience in other communities. Brooke moved to approve the conditional use permit with staff stipulations; Vince seconded. The motion carried by voice vote.

Staff noted this would be Rapid City’s first indoor shooting range permitted under the City’s September 2023 ordinance that allowed indoor ranges in certain commercial/industrial districts and the public district.

Next steps: the CUP approval includes standard stipulations listed in the staff report; final building permits and inspections must be completed before operation.