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OPEN DELEGATION BY ROGER AND CONNIE GRAY REGARDING A REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGULATORY BY-LAW 2010-036 TO PERMIT A GUN RANGE IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONED AREA
Roger Gray provided an Open Delegation concerning a request for an exemption from Regulatory By-law 2010-036 to permit an indoor gun range within a light industrial zoned area.
Mr. Gray discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The request for a by-law exemption to allow for an educational academy and indoor gun range;
• The proposal for the Simcoe County Shooting Academy, a private members only club, state-of-the-art indoor shooting range and a three-tiered educational facility;
• A summary of the manufacturing company, Action Target, approved by the Chief Firearms Office of Ontario that designs, manufactures and installs modern shooting ranges and training facilities;
• Pictures illustrating other municipalities indoor shooting ranges and training centres;
• The services offered by Action Target:
o Sound abatement and security issues;
o Shooting range sound tests;
o Safety baffles; and
o Range security.
Members of Committee asked several questions to Mr. Gray and received responses.