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Ordinance 527CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.527 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES AND CHAPTER 20, ZONING, CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, CONCERNING GUN RANGES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 11-2(b) of the Chanhassen City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (b) Use of firearms. The shooting of firearms without a permit issued by the city is prohibited except under the following circumstances, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law is . (1) By law enforcement officers in the line of duty or military personnel in the line of duty. (2) By any person to resist or prevent an offense which that person reasonably believes exposes himself or another to great bodily harm or death. (3) By any person for firing blanks used solely for timing of athletic events. (4) By any person while participating as an enrolled pupil in an approved firearms safety course, under the direct supervision of the course instructor. (5) By a certified firearms safety training instructor while participating in an approved firearms safety course. (6) By any person slaughtering farm animals which they own or with the owner's permission. (7) By any person at a City approved gun range and consistent with City ordinances and State and Federal gun laws and regulations. Section 2. The Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding section 20-298.5 to read as follows: Gun Range, Indoor (1) The gun range shall not be located on any lot adjacent to an existing residential district. (2) The gun range when established shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) lineal feet, measured from building to building, of an establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating or non -intoxicating liquor. Indoor gun ranges shall not sell or dispense intoxicating liquors, nor shall they be in a building which contains a business that sells or dispenses non -intoxicating or intoxicating liquors. (3) The use, occupancy and construction of the building shall conform to the Minnesota State Building Code. (4) The building and method of operation shall comply with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 87A. (5) The building and method of operation shall conform to the applicable Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and OSHA standards for indoor ventilation, emission into the atmosphere, indoor sound levels, lead containment and outside noise standards. (6) The design and construction of the gun range shall completely confine all ammunition rounds within the building and in a controlled manner. The design and construction of the gun range shall be certified by a registered engineer in the State of Minnesota. The certified plans shall include the specifications and construction of the bullet trap(s), ceilings, exterior and interior walls and floors. The certified plans shall state what type and caliber of ammunition the range is designed to totally confine. (7) No ammunition shall be used in the range that exceeds the certified design and construction specifications of the gun range. (8) Firearms shall not be stored on the premises when the range is closed for business, unless they are stored in an acceptable gun safe or other secure locking device. (9) On -site supervision shall be supplied at all times by an adult who is an experienced range operator. The range operator shall be responsible for the conduct of their place of business and the conditions of safety and order in the place of business and on the premises. (10) Each range shall have a clear and concise safety plan. The plan must be signed, published, and reviewed at specific intervals and distributed to all range users to study and use. (11) The range operator shall provide and maintain proof of liability insurance which shall require the insurer notify the city manager in writing of cancellation of the policy, a change in the limit of the policy, and/or a change in policy ownership. Said policy shall be available for inspection by the city manager and/or his/her assigns at all times. (12) On site instruction shall be given only by Firearms Instructors certified within the prior five years by an organization or government entity that has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Current certificates for firearms instructors shall be on display in a conspicuous location in the premises and available for public inspection. (13) An outside security plan for the general grounds shall be submitted to the city for review and approval. (14) The transport of firearms on the premises, to the premises, and from the premises shall conform to State Law. (15) Minors shall not be allowed in the range unless accompanied by an adult at all times. This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit minors from participating in a firearm safety class which is supervised by an adult instructor. (16) In the Industrial Office Park District, retail sales and rental shall be limited to gun- related material and equipment with a maximum display area of 20 percent of the floor area. (17) In multi -tenant buildings, the gun range shall be soundproofed to prevent the sound from being heard by persons in adjoining units. Section 3. Section 20-744 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows: Conditional uses. . Gun Range, Indoor (only in conjunction with and accessory to a sporting goods store). Screened outdoor storage. Section 4. Section 20-814 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as follows: Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in an "IOP" district: (1) Contracting yards. (2) Day care centers as part of a multi -tenant building. (3) Day care centers as a separate facility. (4) Food processing. (5) Gun Range, indoor. (5 6) Home improvement trades. (6 7) Hotels and motels. (7 8) Lumber yards. (.9 9) Motor freight terminals. (9 10) Outdoor health and recreation clubs. 3 (4-011) Screened outdoor storage. (12) Research laboratories. (4413) Reserved. (4-2 14) Commercial towers as regulated by article XXX of this chapter. (4-3 15) Electrical distribution and underground electric distribution substations. Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 2011, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota l Tod Gerhardt, City Manager Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor (Summary Ordinance published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 20, 2011) 11 CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.527 CHAPTER 11 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES AND CHAPTER 20 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, ZONING. This code amendment revises Chapter 11 to permit the discharge of firearms at City approved gun ranges; and revises Chapter 20 to provide conditional use permit standards for gun ranges, allows indoor gun ranges as a Conditional Use accessory to a sporting goods store in the Community Commercial District and as a Conditional Use in the Industrial Office Park District. A printed copy of Ordinance No. 527 is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 22nd day of August, 2011, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen. (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on October 20, 2011)