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Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Archery facility guides
The then-current Easton Foundation Archery Facility Planning Guide and the then-current Archery Trade Association Archery Park Guide shall be used in assessing the adequacy of safety measures for a proposed indoor or outdoor archery range.
- NRA Range Source Book
The then-current National Rifle Association Range Source Book shall be used in assessing the adequacy of safety and noise abatement measures for a proposed outdoor or indoor firearm range.
Other
- Indoor range ventilation
Indoor firearm ranges shall be properly and adequately ventilated and filtered at all times and comply with all applicable OSHA, NIOSH, EPA standards to mitigate lead particles in the air.
- Lead recovery plan
Outdoor firearm ranges must have a plan for scheduled periodic recovery, removal, and disposal of lead.
- Liability insurance for archery ranges1,000,000 dollars
Commercial outdoor and indoor archery ranges shall maintain general liability insurance through a Virginia licensed insurance company in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00.
- Liability insurance for firearm ranges3,000,000 dollars
Commercial outdoor and indoor firearm ranges shall maintain general liability insurance coverage in an amount of not less than $3,000,000.00
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for outdoor archery range130,680 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or three acres for an outdoor archery range.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for outdoor firearm range435,600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot area shall be ten acres for an outdoor firearm range
- Perimeter fencing
The entire perimeter of all outdoor firearm and archery ranges shall be fenced and signed to reduce the potential for trespass.
- Warning sign interval100 ft
Warning signs shall be posted around the perimeter of the range at 100-foot intervals.
Parking
- Parking spaces per firing position1 space
there shall be one parking space for each firing position, range official, and instructor.
From the ordinance
The following minimum standards shall be applied in considering a special use permit application for an outdoor or indoor commercial firearm or archery range: