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A. Permitted outdoor shooting ranges shall meet the following standards:

1. A continuous backstop a minimum of 15 feet in height consisting of concrete, steel, earth, wood, or a combination thereof shall be constructed behind all targets. The backstop must be impenetrable to calibers used at the facility and extend from exterior side berm to exterior side berm.

2. Shooting lane(s) shall be located a minimum distance of 100 feet from any public right-of-way.

3. All shooting lane(s) shall be located a minimum distance of one-quarter mile from any dwelling unit not on the same lot unless all the dwelling unit owners within the specified distance provide written consent.

4. Side berms running parallel to the shooting lane(s), a minimum of eight feet in height consisting of concrete, steel, earth, wood, or a combination thereof, shall be constructed along the outside shooting lane(s) extending at least 60 feet or the length of the shooting lane, whichever is less, from the backstop toward the firing line. Side berms must be impenetrable to calibers used at the facility.

B. The following shooting ranges are exempt from the standards in subsection (A) of this section; provided, that all shooting stations and targets are located a minimum distance of 100 feet from any public right-of-way and a minimum distance of one-quarter mile from any nonconsenting dwelling unit not on the same lot:

1. Shotgun-only shooting ranges, such as skeet or trap shooting clubs, where only shotguns are used;

2. Shooting ranges where only muzzleloader firearms are used.

C. The above standards or appropriate alternate standards may be required upon conditional use application for other outdoor shooting ranges and shall consider relevant factors, including the location of and type of firearms that will be used at the proposed range. (Ord. 2015-67 § 16, 2016. 2004 Code § 18.50.220.)