PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 3, LDR TO INCLUDE STANDARDS FOR SPORTING CLAY COURSES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request to amend the Land Development Regulations, Article 3, Zoning Districts to provide regulations for sporting clay courses.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Peter Walden
Title: Principal Planner
REQUESTED BY: Robert S. Raynes
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
This is a request to amend the Land Development Regulations, Article 3, Zoning Districts, Division 3, Standards for Specific Uses by creating Section 3.99.2, Sporting clay courses. The request also amends Article 3, Division 1, Section 3.3 Definitions and Article 3, Division 2, Table 3.11. Permitted Uses. This is the second public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on this item. Section 125.66(4)(b), F.S., requires two public hearings when a proposed ordinance changes the list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category.
The request is related to a revised final site plan application of an existing outdoor shooting range. The existing site plan consists of a shotgun shooting range, clubhouse and associated facilities on 41.4 acres of a 645 acre parcel in western Martin County. The property also has agricultural uses that occupy over 280 acres of the property. The owner plans to establish a sporting clay course on natural areas throughout the acreage and is seeking permitting for additional buildings and site plan expansion.
The amended text is proposed to clarify the parameters of a sporting clay course and provide regulations for the safe and environmentally sound operation of a sporting clay course in Martin County.
Sporting clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting, typically laid out on a course that provides multiple shooting stations. Sporting clays provide different ...
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