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Current Language
Article V. Use Regulations, Section 7.5.6 Firing Range (Indoor & Outdoor)
7.5.6 Firing Range (Indoor & Outdoor)
A. Governmental training facilities, public and private high schools, colleges or universities shall
not be required to adhere to the following regulations when firing ranges are utilized under the
supervision of an instructor as a training or practice facility. In all other situations, all firing
ranges shall be required to obtain a conditional use permit whether the range is considered to
be the primary or ancillary use of the property, unless otherwise specified within this Ordinance.
1. In addition to notification of conditional use permit requests for the purpose of outdoor firing
ranges made by the County, the applicant(s) shall make notification to all property owners within
one (1) mile of the proposed facility. Such notification shall include the same information in the
notification provided by the County. Proof of such notification shall be provided by the
applicant(s), either by certified mail receipt, sworn statement, or evidence of publication of a
one-half (½) page ad in a newspaper of local distribution.
B. The following information shall be contained on the required conditional use permit
application and site plan:
1. Information regarding the caliber of weapon(s) to be used at the facility, including details
regarding the highest caliber weapon(s) to be used;
2. Information regarding how the facility will be designed to facilitate use of the highest
caliber weapon(s) proposed, including details regarding how the public will be protected
from projectiles for such weapon(s), in accordance with The NRA Range Source Book;
3. Information regarding how the facility will provide containment of projectiles entirely
within the bounds of such facility, in accordance with The NRA Range Source Book; and
4. A firing range safety plan, including, at a minimum, the following information, written in
accordance with The NRA Range Source Book to be used during the planning,
construction, and operation of the facility.
a. Gun, or other weapon(s), handling rules;
b. General firing range rules and regulations;
c. Specific firing range rules and regulations:
d. Administrative rules and regulations; and
e. Guarantees of notification.
5. Proposed hours and days of operation, which may be amended by the Board of Adjustment.
C. The noise emitted from such facility shall be in compliance with the applicable regulations of
the Harnett County Sheriff’s Department.
D. Indoor facilities shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be designed to meet the standards for
indoor firing ranges in accordance with The NRA Range Source Book. Live fire shoot houses
shall be designed to meet the same standards.
E. Outdoor facilities shall meet the following standards:
1. Adequate, handicap accessible restroom and parking facilities shall be provided to the
rear of the firing line.
2. Range boundary shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any public right(s)-of-way or
dedicated access easement.
3. The target line shall be a minimum of 1,500 feet from any residential structure when the
structure is located to the rear of the target line backstop. All other residential structures
shall be located a minimum of 500 feet from the target line.
4. The direction of fire shall be parallel to or perpendicular to and away from the public
right(s)-of-way or dedicated access easement.
5. Range shall be enclosed on two (2) sides by an earthen berm, stabilized using standard
practices. Said berm shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height at a thickness that will not
allow penetration of any projectiles fired on the range.
6. Range target line shall be constructed to withstand the highest caliber weapons that will
be shot on site, in accordance with The NRA Range Source Book.
7. Required firing line shall be constructed to include baffles meeting the requirements of
The NRA Range Source Book.
8. Warning signs shall be posted along range boundaries, spaced not more than 100 feet
apart. Signage shall announce the potential dangers and the presence of an active firing
range utilizing highly visible colors.
9. A range safety officer shall be present at all times during the use of live weapons.
10. Vehicle and pedestrian travel shall not be permitted within the 300 feet restricted area
while the range is active.