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Tift County OKs zoning change to allow indoor shooting ranges in industrial districts
Summary
The Tift County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution No. 2026-04 on Feb. 9 to add indoor shooting ranges as a permitted use with supplemental standards in WLI and HI zoning districts; the Planning Commission recommended approval and no public comments were recorded.
The Tift County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 on Feb. 9 to approve Resolution No. 2026-04, a zoning text amendment that adds indoor shooting ranges as a permissible use with supplemental standards in the WLI (Wholesale/Light Industrial) and HI (Heavy Industrial) zoning districts.
Community Development Services Director Chad Branch presented the amendment and said the Planning Commission had reviewed the application and recommended approval. Commissioner Melissa Hughes asked whether range officers would be required and whether the ordinance would restrict types of firearms and ammunition; the transcript records the questions but does not record an answer or a specific restriction being adopted. County Attorney Anthony Rowell opened the public hearing and, with no speakers from the public, closed it before the board voted.
Commissioner Tyler Riddle moved to approve Resolution No. 2026-04; Commissioner Paul Webb seconded the motion, which carried 6-0. The board did not record any public comments during the hearing.
The amendment permits indoor shooting ranges in the two specified industrial districts subject to supplemental standards; the text of those standards was not read into the record at the meeting. Planning staff recommended the change; no opponents or conditions were recorded during the public hearing. The county did not record additional enforcement or licensing details in the meeting minutes.
