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ORDINANCE
5757 (General)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-6-15, 8-6-16, 8-6-17 AND
8-6-18, ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER VIII OF THE SPRINGFIELD CODE PERTAINING
TO THE OPERATION OF SHOOTING AREAS.
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THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. section 8-6-15, Article 6, Chapter VIII of the
springfield Code is hereby amended as follows:
"8-6-15 Shooting Areas--General. It shall be unlawful to
establish, maintain or operate any shooting area within the
City unless a license for that use is obtained from the
city. Every place or building where firearms as defined in
section 5-11-1 are used for shooting, whether for hire or
not, shall be deemed a shooting area subject to the
provisions of this section."
SECTION 2. section 8-6-16, Article 6, Chapter VIII of the
Springfield Code is hereby amended as follows:
"8-6-16 Shootinq Areas--Business License. An applicant
for a shooting area business license shall apply to the
Development Services' Department prior to opening a shooting
area facility. The following conditions of operation shall
apply to the issuance of the shooting area business
license:
(1) The site must be zoned with a classification that
allows such a use;
(2) The applicant shall be the owner, lessee or person
lawfully in possession of the premises;
(3) Operators and employees shall have no convictions which
would prohibit them from obtaining a Federal firearms
dealer's license and they shall have no felony convictions
within the past 5 years or no Class A misdemeanor
convictions within the past 3 years;
(4) Hours of operation of the shooting area shall be
limited to the following times: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.,
except other times may be permitted upon good cause shown;
(5) site Plan Review procedures of Article 31 and any other
applicable standards specified in the Springfield
Development Code shall be met;
(6) The discharge of firearms in such area will not
jeopardize life or property.
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(7) Buildings shall be designed for the heaviest ammunition
that might be used on the range as specified in the "Range
Manual" prepared by the National Rifle Association and/or
"Model Range Code for Gallery Shooting Ranges" prepared by
Caswell International Corporation or other similar document
as may be approved by the Building Official and the Fire
Marshall. Special attention shall be given to ventilation
systems, lighting, safety baffles and backstop
configuration. The' following conditions of operation shall
apply:
(a) Armor piercing and incendiary ammunition is
prohibited;
(b) Operation of the shooting area shall cause not
more than 40 db of noise at the outside building wall (as
determined by a qualified acoustical consultant prior to
construction);
(c) The storage of gunpowder, ammunition and
primers shall be in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code;
(d) The operator shall ensure that all firearms are
inspected to determine that the weapons are unloaded prior
to leaving the firing area; and
(e) The type of firearm and propellant for each
Shooting area shall be specified.
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(8) Compliance with the conditions specified in Subsection
(4) shall be determined by the Building Official and Fire
Marshall from plans provided for construction and site Plan
Review prior to Obtaining the building permit. Upon
compliance, issuance of the business license will occur.
The business license shall be posted at the shooting area
and available for inspection. The license is to be
obtained'before occupancy approval request.
(9) The shooting area business license fee shall be
$100.00. The license shall be granted for a period of one
year and shall be renewed on a yearly basis."
(10) The operation shall post two signs clearly visible to
the public not less than 8 1/2 by 11 in. in size stating as
follows:
"The firearms used on these premises shall not be
discharged within the city of springfield except in
shooting areas licensed by the City."
SECTION 3. Section 8-6-17, Article 6, Chapter VIII of the
Springfield Code is hereby amended as follows:
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"8-6-17 Shootinq Areas. Any shooting area business
license shall be subject to revocation by city staff,
including, but not limited to police, fire, building safety
or code enforcement, if the shooting area is found to be in
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violation of the conditions under which the business
license was issued. The revocation decision may be
appealed to the City Councilor its designee. The City
Council reserves the right, in its discretion, to uphold
the revocation or refuse to allow future shooting area
business licenses to be issued until the Council is
satisfied that the conditions specified in Section 8-6-16
have been met...
SECTION 4. section 8-6-18, Article 6, Chapter VIII of the
Springfield Code is hereby amended as follows:
"8-6-18. Shootinq Areas--Business License--Exemptions.
Except for compliance with applicable procedures of the
Springfield Code, City operated shooting areas shall be
exempt from business license requirements specified in
section 8-6-15 through 8-6-17 of this Chapter. Unenclosed
shooting ranges shall be permitted only in the Booth Kelly
Mixed Use District and shall be operated by the city."
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of springfield this 17th
day of October , 1994, by a vote of 6 for and
o against.
Approved by the Mayor of
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