Sec. 43-30. - Installation and operation of indoor and outdoor gunnery ranges and shooting areas.
Sec. 43-32. - Issuance; contents.
Secs. 43-35—43-44. - Reserved.
Sec. 43-30. - Installation and operation of indoor and outdoor gunnery ranges and shooting areas.
No person or entity shall install, set up or operate any indoor or outdoor gunnery range or shooting area within the city unless such installation and operation is in accordance with this Code, as well as all federal and state laws and regulations applicable to such an installation or operation, specifically including, but not limited to, the Uniform Statewide Building Code.
(Ord. No. 265, § 4; Code 1961, § 42-11; Ord. No. 5045-97)
Any person desiring a certificate of approval required by this division shall file a written application therefor with the chief of police. Such application shall be signed by the owner, lessee or person lawfully in possession of the land upon which is located the range or shooting area sought to be approved.
(Ord. No. 265, § 4; Code 1961, § 42-12)
Sec. 43-32. - Issuance; contents.
(a)
A certificate of approval applied for under this division may be issued by the chief of police after inspecting the premises involved only upon a finding that the discharge of firearms upon the range or area in question will not jeopardize life or property and that such range or area complies with all applicable provisions of this article.
(b)
The chief of police may issue certificates of approval for target, trap or skeet ranges and shooting areas, which certificates may specify the time and manner of shooting and the type of firearm or ammunition which may be used on such ranges or areas.
(Ord. No. 265, § 4; Code 1961, § 42-13)
Any certificate of approval issued under the provisions of this division shall be valid for twenty-four (24) months after its issuance, unless sooner revoked.
(Ord. No. 265, § 4; Code 1961, § 42-15)
A certificate of approval issued under the provisions of this division may be revoked by the chief of police if the conditions upon which it was issued change.
(Ord. No. 265, § 4; Code 1961, § 42-16)