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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanet Welch site plan compilation v2 7 10 18The concept behind this compilation is that it is easier to BOTH apply and to review applications if the requirements for the 'items required to be included in the application' are listed together. That list then is separate and different from the standards that are being required of the facility. From the standpoint of an applicant, separating the two facilitates the applicant knowing what has to be included in the application AND what standards must be upheld in designing the facility. That's my thinking at least. This is definitely a rough draft! Janet Application to establish a commercial shooting facility The application for a conditional use permit for a commercial shooting facility or for the expansion of an existing commercial shooting facility shall contain all information required by Title 18, any other information deemed appropriate by the director such as approval criteria for conditional use permits contained in JCC 18.40.100 Development permit application and 18.40.520, and the following information: Site Plan Facility Design Plan Safety Plan Noise mitigation Plan Operations Plan Environmental Stewardship Plan Professional Evaluation Certification SITE PLAN, requirements in addition to those included in JCC 18.30 and 18.40 (note that those chapters include requirements for the following: Locations of all utilities, including but not limited to electrical, potable water, wastewater disposal, and drainage ways, both natural and artificial. Locations and dimensions of all roads and driveways. Locations and dimensions of all lighting facilities. Locations and dimensions of all existing and proposed structures labeled for their intended use. Locations and dimensions of all signage, screening, landscaping, and fencing. Location and dimensions for landscaping and parking facilities, including the number of parking spaces. The list below includes the criteria contained in JCC 18.40.530 that are not required elsewhere.) List of all property owners prepared by a title company within 2,640 feet of the perimeter of the property. The days of the week and the hours of operations. Whether the commercial shooting facility will be open to the public, open only to private membership, open to organizational training for law enforcement officers, members of the armed forces, or any combination of these. A list of all land uses of all properties abutting the proposed commercial shooting facility. Locations and dimensions of all walkways. Location of all hazardous material storage and use, per a hazardous materials management plan, if needed. (Gig Harbor) Locations and dimensions of firing lines or firing points, target lines and impact areas to include any related buildings. The types and largest caliber of firearms, ammunition and shooting intensity to be allowed on each range. Type of shooting proposed. Locations, dimensions and slope of all backstops and side berms, whether natural or manmade and the volume, material, and source of all imported materials. Locations and dimensions of any baffles and containment structures and any baffles or side containment structures. Approximate location of buildings on adjoining property. Proof of comprehensive general liability insurance coverage, with a minimum coverage amount of one million dollars for each occurrence combined single limit. (Gig Harbor) FACILITY DESIGN PLAN Dimensional drawings of physical layout for each of the items listed in this subsection, drawn at a scale not smaller than one-inch equals 200 feet, and not larger than one-inch equals 50 feet. Horizontal drawings of the baffles and a description of the materials to be used for them. For rifle and pistol ranges, the location and dimension of the safety fans and component parts for each range; for shotgun firing ranges, the location and dimension of the shotfall zones and component parts. For rifle and pistol ranges, longitudinal cross-sections, with elevations, of that portion of each firing range from 10 feet behind each firing line to 10 feet beyond the downrange terminus of each direct fire zone, 10 feet beyond the back toe of each backstop if manmade, or if natural, 20 feet beyond the front edge of the backstop, as applicable; and latitudinal cross-sections, from 10 feet outside any side berms or the edge of each safety fan, of typical areas between each firing line and backstop or downrange terminus of the direct fire zone. For practical shooting ranges without overhead baffles, a safety fan diagram based on the most powerful cartridge proposed to be shot on the range. Elevations of all ranges showing target area, backdrops and butts. Any other information deemed appropriate by the director such as approval criteria for conditional use permits contained in JCC 18.40.530. SAFETY PLAN The Safety Plan shall include (note that some/all of these might go under standards when they are prescriptive statements as opposed to inclusion in the application section): (i) Sign-in procedures, restrictions on activities and the use of ranges, firearm handling rules, general range rules, specific range rules, and administrative rules and regulations established by the owner/operator to include any firearms or caliber restrictions on specific shooting areas. (ii) Emergency plan, to include provision for timely notification to the Jefferson County sheriff’s office and to the department of any type of ballistic trauma with initial notification within ninety-six-hours. The accidental or unintended release of a bullet from a shooting area shall be documented by the commercial shooting facility and available for inspection by the department as requested. (iii) The training plan for range control officers and any other person involved in safety and environmental control at the facility. (iv) Identification of shooting ranges where cowboy action shooting, practical shooting, and similar sports shooting matches are proposed, along with the identity of the association governing the sport and its safety guidelines. If such governing association has no safety guidelines, the safety plan shall include the requirements that each shooter shall have a range control officer within arms- length to ensure control of the muzzle of the firearm and shall state whether the range master or the range officer shall also perform as the timer. (v) The Safety Plan shall prohibit loaded weapons, except at shooting positions and except for holstered handguns. Noise Mitigation Plan details to be determined Environment Plan details to be determined Operation Plan details to be determined Professional Evaluation An evaluation of the commercial shooting facility design and safety (and also the noise, environmental stewardship, and operations plans??) plan shall be performed by an NRA range technical team advisor (RTTA) or a professional engineer with expertise in the design of shooting ranges that reports any safety issues or proposed uses which are inconsistent with the NRA Range Source Book for facility designs and institutional controls or qualified consultant that meets the credentials previously stated. The evaluation must be in written form and signed by the evaluator. The department may, at county expense, arrange for an additional or independent inspection and evaluation of the proposed commercial shooting facility, including the commercial shooting facility’s uses and institutional controls described in an application for an operating permit. In cases where there is dispute between the evaluation provided by the commercial shooting facility and the evaluation performed at the option of the county, the dispute shall be decided by the hearing examiner pursuant to Title 18. Required Certification. Every application for an operating permit shall be accompanied by a notarized certification by the operator that the commercial shooting facility complies with this article, meets commonly accepted shooting facility safety and design practices, and will be operated in a manner that protects the safety of all persons present at the commercial shooting facility and the general public.