Panel backs change allowing small firearms ranges to use easement or unimproved road access under limits
The planning commission approved a text amendment (LDCT2026‑3) to allow small firearms ranges limited access via easement or unimproved roads up to 0.5 miles from a paved county road and capped at 50 daily attendees, with public safety access requirements retained.
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Staff introduced a narrowly drawn text amendment to Chapter 3 of the Land Development Code to treat small firearms ranges differently within the 'high intensity recreation' category. Eric Peterson (speaker 1) and applicant representative Tom Woodridge (speaker 15) described the change as allowing limited access by easement or unimproved road for ranges of a small, club‑style scale, while retaining requirements for emergency access and limiting attendance.
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