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Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance <br />Chapter 8- Conditional Uses <br />a. in the 9 and G districts The minimum lot size wed shall be 5 acres. <br />b. Shooting ranges may not be located accessory to a residence. <br />c. No portion of the range or associated Safety Fan shall be closer than 1500 feet to <br />any exterior property line. <br />d. No portion of the range or associated Safety Fan shall be closer than 2500 feet to <br />any existing residential dwelling. <br />e. Ingress and egress to the site and to the range area shall be secured and <br />controlled to prevent unregulated entrance to the facility and the target area. <br />f. The entire property shall be posted every 100 feet at the property line with signage <br />indicating there is a shooting range located on the property. <br />g. Elevations for the range area, from shooter to target, shall be constructed to <br />prevent rounds from being fired over the berm, and shall be shown on the site <br />plan. <br />h. Faeolity design shall be sueh that it abseFbs eF dissipates nemse fFeng the fiFing ef <br />i. The complete layout of each range, including, shooting stations or firing lines, <br />target areas, shot -fall zones, backstops, and berms, shall be shown on the site <br />development plan. <br />j. The development plan shall also identify the Safety Fan for each firing range. The <br />Safety Fan shall include the area necessary to contain all projectiles, including <br />direct fire and ricochet. The Safety Fan configuration shall be based on evidence <br />and address the design effectiveness of berms, overhead baffles or other safety <br />barriers to contain projectiles to the Safety Fan area. <br />k. Shots fired on site, whether on range or in air, shall be contained entirely on the <br />site. Clay pieces associated with in air target practice shall also be contained <br />entirely on the site. <br />I. All local, state and federal permits shall be issued prior to zoning permitting. <br />m. The owner /operator of the range shall be required to carry liability insurance with a <br />minimum policy limit of $3,000,000.00 per occurrence. Such insurance shall name <br />Cabarrus County as an additional insured and shall contain a provision that the <br />insurance may not be cancelled or modified except upon 30 days prior written <br />notice to the County. Such policy shall provide coverage that holds the County and <br />its elected and appointed officials and its employees harmless from and against all <br />claims, demands, losses and expenses of any kind or nature, including the costs of <br />defense and attorney fees, in favor of any person, arising from the ownership, <br />operation or existence of the range. <br />n. Ranges shall be designed in accordance with industry standards as described in The <br />National Rifle Association (NRA) Range Source Book. <br />o. Ranges shall use Best Management Practices for Lead Management. See EPA Best <br />Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges (EPA- 902 -B -01 -001). <br />31. Sports and Recreation Instruction or Camps <br />Agriculture /Open Spaee and Countryside Residential districts <br />a. A complete description of the facility including but not limited to: <br />• Hours and days of operation <br />• Total number of employees, both full -time and part -time <br />• Projected number of users per weekday and weekend days <br />• Types of accessory uses, if any, envisioned on the site <br />Chapter 8 Page 24 of 35 <br />Attachment number 5 <br />G -1 Page 258 <br />