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A. All shooting sports facilities licensed under this chapter shall comply with the following operating standards and specifications:

1. All structures, installations, operations, and activities shall be located at such a distance from property lines as will protect off-site properties from hazards, when the ranges are used in accordance with range safety rules and practices.

2. Range site design features and safety procedures shall be installed and maintained to prevent errant rounds from escaping all shooting positions, when such positions are used in accordance with range safety rules and practices.

3. A site plan shall be submitted with the license application which shows the location of all buildings, parking areas and access points; safety features of the firing range; elevations of the range showing target area, backstops or butts; and approximate location of buildings on adjoining properties. The site plan shall also include the location of all hazardous material storage and use locations. Such locations shall be keyed to inventories identified in a Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement or Hazardous Materials Management Plan, whichever is called for by the City of Redmond Fire Code based upon the quantities identified by the fire code permit application.

4. An Operations Plan shall be submitted that includes the rules for each range, sign-in procedures, and restrictions on activities in the use of ranges. The Operations Plan shall define the means by which the facility will be operated in a safe manner.

5. Repealed by Ord. 2485.

6. The shooting sports facility, its plans, its rules, its procedures, and its management plan shall be designed under the guidance of the applicable safety guidelines and provisions in the latest edition of “The Range Source Book” (National Rifle Association of America: Fairfax, Virginia) or its successor, as appropriate to the type of facility involved.

7. All shooting sports facilities shall have a designated Person in Charge (PIC). A designated PIC must be present whenever the shooting sports facility is open for shooting activities and may oversee as many as three simultaneous events within a shooting sports facility. The PIC shall be trained in safe operation of the shooting sports facility and the emergency response procedures of the facility.

8. Warning signs shall be installed and maintained along the shooting sports facility property lines. Such signs shall be posted a minimum of every 100 feet along the property lines.

9. Shooting sports facilities shall be used for the shooting activities they were designed to accommodate unless redesigned to safely accommodate new shooting activities.

10. The shooting sports facility operator shall report in writing to the City of Redmond Police Department all known on-site and off-site gunshot wounds resulting from activity at the shooting sports facility and any measures that are proposed to address any deficiencies that may have contributed to the wounds. The report shall be made within forty-eight hours after the existence of the gunshot wound or wounds becomes known to the operator. The City of Redmond Police Department will forward such information to the administrator for consideration in connection with any licensing action.

11. The shooting sports facility operator shall report in writing to the City of Redmond Police Department all known rounds that escape from the property on which the shooting sports facility is located and any measures that are proposed to address any deficiencies that may have contributed to the errant rounds. The report shall be made within forty-eight hours of the time the existence of an escaped round or rounds becomes known to the operator. The City of Redmond Police Department will forward such information to the administrator for consideration in connection with any licensing action.

12. All shooting sports facilities shall provide an operating telephone available to range participants and spectators for the purpose of contacting emergency medical services.

13. A first-aid kit containing the items recommended by a certified expert in emergency medical treatment shall be readily available at each shooting sports facility for emergency treatment or care of minor injuries.

14. Storage and handling of explosive materials, including ammunition when applicable, shall be in accordance with the City of Redmond Fire Code (Chapter 15.06 RMC). Unless exempt, storage and handling shall be by permit issued per Chapter 15.06 RMC and the International Fire Code, Section 105.6.

15. All shooting sports facilities shall comply with and abide by the City of Redmond’s noise standards per Chapter 6.36 RMC, Noise Standards.

16. No alcohol, nonprescription narcotics, or other nonprescription controlled substances shall be permitted on or in use at any shooting sports facility during any time that the facility is open for shooting.

17. Repealed by Ord. 2485.

18. No fully automatic weapons may be used at a shooting sports facility unless under the control and use of a legally authorized official of the United States, State of Washington, or a political subdivision of the State of Washington in an official capacity.

19. All shooting sports facilities are required to have fencing surrounding the entire property a minimum of six feet in height. This does not apply to indoor ranges.

20. Every operator of a shooting sports facility must possess comprehensive general liability insurance against liability for damages on account of bodily injury or property damage arising out of the activities authorized by any license issued under this chapter. The comprehensive general liability insurance must be maintained in full force and effect throughout the duration of the license. The minimum coverage amount required is one million dollars for each occurrence (bodily injury and property damage) combined single limit. This specified insurance amount is the minimum deemed necessary by the City to justify issuance of a license for a shooting sports facility and in no way represents a determination by the City that this amount of insurance is adequate to protect the owners and operators of shooting sports facilities from claims or to protect members of the public who may be harmed by the activities authorized by the license. Operators of shooting sports facilities are encouraged to assess their own risk and to obtain additional liability insurance if they deem it warranted.

21. The use of steel targets at a shooting sports facility is permitted when the design, composition and placement of such targets will prevent the escape from the facility of bounced or secondary projectiles.

22. Changes in the following information shall be provided to the administrator in writing within thirty days of a change:

a. The name, address, and telephone number of the facility;

b. 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; and

c. 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. (Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 2485 § 1 (part), 2009; Ord. 2122 § 2, 2002; Ord. 2120 § 1 (part), 2002).