[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Sands Point 11-19-1968 by Ord. No. 28. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No person shall set off, fire or discharge any
revolver, pistol, gun, cannon, rifle, air rifle, pellet gun or firearm
or other similar weapon of any kind or character within the limits
of the Village of Sands Point, provided always that nothing contained
herein shall be construed to extend to any person lawfully defending
himself, his family or his property or to any police or military drills
or maneuvers under competent supervision or to any police officer
in the discharge of his duties or to any target practice or competition
in and upon a firing range pursuant to the standards hereinafter set
forth and approved by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 for
each violation, and in addition thereto such violation shall constitute
disorderly conduct, and the person violating the same shall be and
hereby is declared to be a disorderly person.
[Amended 12-13-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
A.
Approval of an outdoor firing range shall be by the Board of Trustees
and may be granted upon written application to the Village Clerk,
setting forth the following:
(1)
That said range will be operated so that discharge of any firearm
will be at a distance of at least 1,000 feet from any street or neighboring
house or property line or such other distance as in the discretion
of the Board of Trustees shall be adequate to provide the standard
of safety intended by this chapter.
(2)
A noncancelable and continuing general liability insurance policy
which includes the Village of Sands Point as a named insured and certificate
holder with 30 days' notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or material
change, with limits of $100,000 for an individual claim and with a
maximum coverage of $300,000 for any given incident. An instrument
evidencing such policy shall be included for the Village records.
Costs in connection with said policy shall be borne solely and wholly
by the applicant.
(3)
The days and hours during which this range will be used.
(4)
The safety standards that will be enforced at said range.
(5)
The maximum number of people who will be using the facility at any
given time.
(6)
If said facility is to be used by an organization, the requirements
for membership in said organization, together with a copy of the constitution
and bylaws and/or rules and regulations of such organization.
B.
The Village Clerk shall refer all applications for outdoor firing
ranges to the Village of Sands Point Police Department for review
and recommendation as to the adequateness of the safety and noise
mitigation measures proposed.
C.
Expenses incurred by the Village in processing applications for outdoor
firing ranges shall be borne by the applicant.
[Added 12-13-2016 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
A private indoor firing range shall be permitted in a residential
dwelling as a permitted accessory use as follows:
A.
All indoor firing ranges shall be designed and constructed in compliance
with all federal, state, and local laws.
B.
Building permit required.
(1)
Any person desiring to construct or install an indoor firing range
in a residential dwelling located in the Village of Sands Point must
submit a building permit application to the Village Building Department
for such range.
(2)
The Building Department shall refer all building permit applications
for indoor firing ranges to the Village of Sands Point Police Department
for review and recommendation as to the adequateness of the safety
and noise mitigation measures proposed.
(3)
Upon receiving the recommendations from the Village of Sands Point
Police Chief, the Building Department shall review the indoor firing
range plans for compliance with all other aspects of federal, state
and local law and regulation. Once the Building Department's
review of the application is complete, the Building Department shall
approve, deny, or approve the application subject to conditions which
the Building Commissioner or his or her designee may deem appropriate
in his or her sole discretion.
C.
Expenses incurred by the Village in processing applications for indoor
firing ranges shall be borne by the applicant.
