5.80.030 License required.
A. The operators of all existing shooting sports facilities shall apply for an operating license no later than three months from the effective date of this chapter. If an operating shooting facility is annexed to the City of Redmond, the shooting facility operator shall apply for an operating license no later than three months from the effective date of the annexation. The operating license required by this chapter is separate from and in addition to the business license issued under RMC Chapter 5.04, which may also be required when applicable.
B. The operator of each new shooting sports facility shall apply for an operating license at the time of application for building permits or land use permits necessary for the new facility. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Administrator and shall include all of the following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person completing the application;
2. The name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
3. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all owners of the facility. If the owner is a partnership, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all partners. If the owner is a corporation, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all corporate officers;
4. The name, address, and telephone number of a designated contact person to whom all licensing correspondence, including any notices and complaints provided for in this chapter, shall be sent. It is the responsibility of the shooting sports facility to keep this contact information updated in writing throughout the duration of any license and the owners and operators agree, by submitting an application and obtaining a license, that notice to the contact person at the last address provided to the Administrator in writing is proper notice to the owners and operators of the facility;
5. The shooting types allowed or proposed to be allowed at the facility;
6. Repealed by Ord. 2485;
7. Repealed by Ord. 2485;
8. Whether use of the facility will be open to the public, open only to private membership, open to organizational training such as law enforcement, or any combination of the above;
9. The site plan required by RMC 5.80.080.A.3 showing the location of all buildings, parking areas, and access points; safety features of the facility; elevations of any outdoor range showing target areas, backstops or butts; and the approximate location of buildings on adjacent properties;
10. The notarized certification required by subsection C of this section;
11. The operations plan required by RMC 5.80.080.A.4;
12. The applicant shall pay the nonrefundable application fee and license fee established by this chapter at the time of application; and
13. Proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount required by RMC 5.80.080.A.20 shall be submitted with the license application.
C. Every application for a shooting sports facility operating license shall be accompanied by a notarized certification by the shooting sports facility operator that the facility complies with this chapter, meets commonly accepted shooting facility safety and design practices, and will be operated in a manner that protects the safety of the general public.
D. After receipt of an application for a shooting sports facility operating license, the Administrator will make a determination as to whether or not such application is complete. If the application is not complete, the applicant shall be so notified and the application shall not be processed further until such time as the applicant completes it. When the application is complete, the Administrator will forward copies of the same to the public safety authority, the City of Redmond Planning and Community Development Department, and any other City department or City personnel deemed appropriate by the Administrator in order to determine whether the shooting sports facility meets the requirements of this chapter and any other applicable City ordinance or regulation. Each consulted department or staff member shall review the application for compliance with regulations administered by that department or staff member and shall forward a report to the Administrator containing the results of that review. The Administrator may request additional information from the license applicant as necessary to review the license application; provided, that such additional information is solely of a type required for clarification of responses to subsections B.1 through B.13 and C of this section.
E. By applying for and as a condition of issuance of a shooting sports facility operating license, the shooting sports facility operator agrees to permit representatives of the public safety authority and any other appropriate City personnel to enter the facility at all reasonable times in order to perform site inspections in regard to licensure or any public safety concerns. Prior notification of such inspections will be given to the operator when reasonably possible.
F. The Administrator shall issue a shooting sports facility operating license upon determining that the facility meets the requirements of this chapter and other applicable City ordinances and regulations. The Administrator shall make that determination after receiving the reports of the public safety authority and other consulted City departments and City personnel and only if the public safety authority and such consulted departments and personnel determine that the application and the facility are in full compliance with this chapter and any other applicable City ordinances or regulations. The license shall ordinarily be issued within 30 days of the filing of a complete application. Failure to issue the license within the 30-day period shall not, however, mean that the license is approved. In the event that the Administrator is unable to issue the license within the 30-day time period, the Administrator shall provide a report to the license applicant stating the reasons why the license will not or has not been issued within the prescribed time. The report shall also provide an estimate of time for completion of the licensing process.
G. The shooting sports facility operating license issued under this chapter shall authorize only those shooting types that have been specifically applied for and that are identified in the license. The addition of new shooting types or the addition of a new range or ranges for existing shooting types at a shooting sports facility shall require amendment of the existing license before any such new shooting type is allowed. This section shall not relieve the applicant of any obligation to obtain any other required business license, land use, fire safety, or building permits or approvals, except shooting sports facilities in operation prior to the effective date of this chapter shall not be required to seek new land use, fire safety or building permits solely for issuance of a license. All facilities licensed under this subsection must conform to or abide by the City of Redmond’s business license requirements as described in RMC Chapter 5.04.
H. This chapter shall not apply to shooting sports facilities owned or operated by any instrumentality of the United States, State of Washington, or a political subdivision of the State of Washington. (Ord. 3033 § 30, 2021; Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 2485 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 2122 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2120 § 1 (part), 2002).