City Code Section 20-298.5 Gun range, indoorSec. 20-298.5. - 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 1,000 lineal feet, measured from building
to building, of an establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating or nonintoxicating 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 nonintoxicating 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 M.S. ch. 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 gene, al 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.
(Ord. No. 527, § 2, 8-22-11)