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Board backs special-exception support for Highland Outfitters gun and outdoor gear shop at Gilbertsville Shopping Center
Summary
The Board recommended support of a special exception for Highland Outfitters LLC to operate retail sporting/outdoor equipment, including guns/ammunition sales and gunsmithing, in the Gilbertsville Shopping Center's GC zoning district; applicant holds a federal firearms license (FFL).
Manager Andrew Duncan described an application by Highland Outfitters LLC to operate in the Gilbertsville Shopping Center in the GC zoning district. The business, currently run from a 400‑square‑foot home location, proposes retail sales of camping, fishing and outdoor equipment as well as guns/ammunition sales and gunsmithing or small‑scale manufacturing (repair/modification of guns and accessories). Mr. Duncan said the applicant is licensed under the federal firearms license (FFL) system.
After discussion, Vice‑Chair Sara Carpenter moved and Supervisor Don Bergstresser seconded a motion recommending support of a special exception for Highland Outfitters to operate the proposed retail and gunsmithing functions in the GC district; the motion passed with aye votes recorded.
The motion is a township zoning recommendation; any required zoning hearing board action, building permits or state/federal licensing beyond the FFL remain separate processes. The record does not show a public comment period specific to the special exception at this meeting or additional conditions attached to the Board’s recommendation.
