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Commissioners debate draft gun-range ordinance; staff to return with revised text

Hart County Board of Commissioners · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Board members discussed minimum lot sizes, setback distances, exemptions and whether indoor ranges should be included in a proposed ordinance regulating commercial gun ranges; staff were asked to draft amendments and include explicit grandfathering language.

Hart County commissioners spent an extended portion of Tuesday's meeting debating a draft ordinance to regulate commercial gun ranges and gun-club operations.

Commissioner Bennett introduced the ordinance, noting county counselor Kim Hookboth had prepared the draft. The board focused on two central questions: minimum parcel size and setback distances. Several commissioners proposed a 25-acre minimum; others…

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