A.
In the R-1 Zoning District and in the TDR receiving area (to the extent not rezoned to R-2 or R-3), property owners and tenants for whom a subject property is the primary, day-to-day full-time residence, together with their relatives, shall be permitted to conduct or participate in gun club activities on a subject property. For purposes of the Article XXIV, "relative" shall mean a person related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
B.
Property owners and tenants otherwise eligible to conduct or participate in gun club activities pursuant to § 175-227A on a property shall be permitted to include nonrelatives in such activities between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and sunset on not more than two days per calendar month per property and not per number of owners or tenants; provided that the property owner or tenant, as the case may be, must be on the premises at all such times; provided, however, that the property owner or tenant shall be individuals and not an entity or association of any type, including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership of any type, limited liability company, trust, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, or group of persons.
The Director of the Department may issue up to four special
event permits per year to nonprofit entities to conduct gun club activities
and related events in the R-1 Zoning District, provided that the Director
is satisfied the appropriate safety precautions are taken and that
the event will not cause an undue hardship on surrounding properties.
A denial of such a permit may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals
as provided for in this chapter. No more than four such events shall
be permitted on any specific property in any year.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Article XXIV, all gun club activities shall be conducted in accordance with all other applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
Notwithstanding the prohibition of § 175-226, gun club activities conducted by a bona-fide club or entity on a specific site in continuous operation for a period of 10 years preceding October 14, 2009, shall be excluded from the operation of this Article XXIV; provide, however, that such operations shall be otherwise subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including rules generally applicable to grandfathered or nonconforming uses.
