G-95-03-09-9D - 3/9/1995ORDINANCE NO. ?L5O3 -09- 9D
AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING THE SECTION NUMBERING SYSTEM
OF ORDINANCE NO. G -94-05-26-9A ADOPTING A JUVENILE
CURFEW; OF ORDINANCE NO. G -94-12-22-9C PROVIDING A
REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND
PROSECUTION FOR COMMITTING CRIMINAL MISCHIEF; OF
ORDINANCE NO. G -93-07-08-8B RELATED TO SHOOTING AND
ARCHERY RANGES; AND ORDINANCE NO. G -94-01-13-8B RELATED
TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON WONDER DRIVE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
I.
That Ordinance No. G -94-05-26-9A is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set
1.2701
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DEFINITIONS
(1)
Curfew Hours means:
(a) 12:01 a.m.
Wednesday,
(b) 1:00 a.m.
Sunday.
forth therein
as follows:
until 6:00 a.m. on any Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday or Friday; and
until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or
(2) Emergency means an unforeseen combination of
circumstances or the resulting state that calls for
immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited
to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident,
or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent
serious bodily injury or loss of life.
(3) Establishment means any privately owned place of
business operated for a profit to which the public is
invited, including but not limited to any place of
amusement or entertainment.
(4) Guardian means:
(a) A person who, under court order, is the guardian of
the person of a minor; or
(b) A public or private agency with whom a minor has
been placed by a court.
(5) Minor means any person under 17 years of age.
(6) Operator means any individual, firm, association,
partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or
conducting any establishment. The term includes the
members or partners of an association or partnership and
the officers of a corporation.
(7) Parent means a person who is:
(a) A natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent
of another person; or
(b) At least 18 years of age and authorized by a parent
or guardian to have the care and custody of a
minor.
(8) Public Place means any place to which the public or a
substantial group of the public has access and includes,
but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common
areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office
buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
(9) Remain means to:
(a) Linger or stay; or
(b) Fail to leave premises when requested to do so by
a police officer or the owner, operator, or other
person in control of the premises.
(10) Serious Bodily Injury means bodily injury that creates
a substantial risk of death or that causes death,
serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or
organ.
1 2702 OFFENSES
(1) A minor commits an offense if he remains in any public
place or on the premises of any establishment within the
city during curfew hours.
(2) A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he
knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows,
the minor to remain in any public place or on the
premises of any establishment within the city during
curfew hours.
(3) The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment
commits an offense if he knowingly allows a minor to
remain upon the premises of the establishment during
curfew hours.
2.
1.2703 DEFENSES
(1) It is a defense to prosecution under 1.2702 that the
minor was:
(a) Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;
(b) On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent
or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(c) In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(d) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or
returning home from an employment activity, without
any detour or stop;
(e) Involved in an emergency:
(f) On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or
abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if
the neighbor did not complain to the police
department about the minor's presence;
(g) Attending an official school, religious, or other
recreational activity supervised by adults and
sponsored by the City of Round Rock, Round Rock
Independent School District, a civic organization,
or another similar entity that takes responsibility
for the minor, or going to or returning home from,
without any detour or stop, an official school,
religious, or other recreational activity
supervised by adults and sponsored by the City of
Round Rock, Round Rock Independent School District,
a civic organization, or another similar entity
that takes responsibility for the minor;
(h) Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the
United States Constitution, such as the free
exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the
right of assembly; or
(i) Married or had been married or had disabilities of
minority removed in accordance with Chapter 31 of
the Texas Family Code.
(2) It is a defense to prosecution under 1.2702 that the
owner, operator, or employee of an establishment
promptly notified the police department that a minor was
present on the premises of the establishment during
curfew hours and refused to leave.
1.2704 ENFORCEMENT
Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a
police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and
reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not
issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless
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the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred
and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no
defense in 1.2703 is present.
1.2705 PENALTIES
(1) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is
guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a
day during which the violation is committed, continued,
or permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is
punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
(2) When required by Section 51.08 of the Texas Family Code,
as amended, the municipal court shall waive original
jurisdiction over a minor who violates 1.2702(1) of this
section and shall refer the minor to juvenile court.
II.
That Ordinance No. G -94-12-22-9C is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set forth therein as follows:
SECTION 1.2900: REWARD FOR CRIMINAL MISCHIEF INFORMATION
The City of Round Rock hereby offers a standing reward in an
amount up to $200.00 to the person or persons who furnish
information leading to the arrest and prosecution of any
individual for committing the crime of Criminal Mischief, as
provided for in Section 28.03 of the Texas Penal Code, as
hereafter amended, within the city limits of the City of Round
Rock. This reward is a standing offer, and shall be paid out of
the general fund of the City of Round Rock, Texas. The Chief of
Police of the City of Round Rock shall determine the amount of
the reward, if any, to be paid to the person or persons
furnishing the information.
This offer for a reward shall not apply to any officer,
employee, or agent of the City of Round Rock, or any other
officer, employee, or agent of the State of Texas or political
subdivision thereof, who provides information or makes an
arrest in the discharge of official duties.
The Chief of Police of the City of Round Rock is the sole judge
of any dispute arising over the reward and the person or
persons, if any, entitled to share in it, and his decision on
any point connected with the reward will be final and
conclusive.
III.
That Ordinance No. G -93-07-08-8B is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set forth therein as follows:
4.
SECTION 4.600 SHOOTING AND ARCHERY RANGES
4.601 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Section, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them in this section:
(1) Archery. The act, practice, or skill of shooting with
bow and arrow.
(2) Archery Range. A facility for the practice of archery,
but not including an archery range where only toy bows
and soft rubber tip arrows are used.
(3) Building Official. The Chief Building Official or his
or her designee. The City Manager may delegate duties
and obligations of the Building Official pursuant to
this Section to the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, or
such other city official as the City Manager may, in
his or her sole discretion, determine to be capable of
exercising some or all of the authority, duties, and
obligations of the Building Official acting pursuant to
this Section.
(4) Firing Line. A designated area at an archery range or
shooting facility designed and intended for use as the
location from which persons may shoot arrows or
discharge firearms in the direction of a target.
(5) Firearm. A weapon capable of discharging a projectile
by means of an explosive charge, including without
limitation a rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type
of gun; but not including an air pistol or air rifle
incapable of discharging a projectile at a muzzle speed
in excess of 300 feet per second.
(6) Shooting Facility. An area, either enclosed or out of
doors, at which firearms are discharged at targets and
which is designed so that projectiles fired from
firearms at targets are prevented, by means of
backstops or other barriers, from going beyond the
boundaries of the area.
4.602 PERMIT REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate,
or to allow to be conducted or operated, on property under
his or her ownership or control, an archery range or
shooting facility unless such archery range or shooting
facility is conducted and operated in accordance with a
permit issued pursuant to this Section 4.600.
4.603 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
(1) Any person wishing to operate or conduct an archery
range or shooting facility shall file a written
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application for a permit to do so with the Building
Official upon forms provided by the Building Official
which shall include the following:
(a) the name, mailing address, and telephone number
of the applicant for the permit (including the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all
partners if the applicant is organized as a
partnership and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of all officers and directors
of the corporation if the applicant is a
corporation) and the business name, address, and
telephone number of the proposed archery range or
shooting facility;
(b) plans drawn to scale and showing the location and
dimensions of all improvements existing or to be
constructed, specifically showing the location
and dimensions of proposed firing lines and
target areas and the location, design, and
materials for the construction of backstops,
baffles, and all other surfaces downrange from a
firing line;
(c) applications for all building permits required to
construct any structures to be used in connection
with the archery range or shooting facility;
(d) for any shooting facility not located entirely
inside a building, a site plan showing the
existing and proposed topography of the land and
all existing structures and uses of property
located within (i) 1,200 yards downrange and a 20
degree outward angle from either end of a firing
line for any firearms other than shotguns, or 300
yards downrange and a 20 degree outward angle
from either end of a firing line for firearms
other than shotguns on a baffled range, (ii) 300
yards downrange and 180 degrees on either side of
any skeet launching facility at a skeet range for
the exclusive use of shotguns, and (iii) 300
yards downrange and 110 degrees on either side of
any trap launching facility at a trap range for
the exclusive use of shotguns;
(e) a complete and true copy of the proposed rules
and regulations and operating procedures
governing the use of such archery range or
shooting facility and the proposed hours of
operation;
(f) evidence satisfactory to the Building Official of
the applicant's ability to comply with the
insurance requirement imposed by subsection
(2) (f) of Section 4.604 below;
(g) the name and address of every property owner of
land located within 300 feet of the boundaries of
the tract of land on which the archery range or
shooting facility will be operated; and
(h) any other information reasonably required by the
Building Official to determine the safety of the
archery range or shooting facility.
(2) Upon the receipt of any application filed pursuant to
subsection (1) above, the Building Official shall mail
notice that such application has been filed by the
applicant to the owners of all real property located
within 300 feet of the boundaries of the tract of land
on which the archery range or shooting facility will be
operated. The applicant shall post notice in a form
and at locations approved by the Building Official
reasonably sufficient, in the discretion of the
Building Official, to advise the public that an
application has been filed pursuant to this Section
4.600.
4.604 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT
(1) If the Building Official determines from the
information provided in the application that the
archery range or shooting facility will satisfy the
specific requirements of subsection (2) below, the
Building Official shall conditionally approve the
permit for the archery range or shooting facility,
subject to the completion of any improvements shown on
the application in accordance with the approved plans
and specifications. After inspecting the completed
improvement and certifying that the criteria of
subsection (2) have been satisfied, the Building
Official shall issue the permit. Conditional approval
of a permit under this section shall not be deemed or
construed to constitute approval of any building or
other permit required pursuant to there applicable
ordinances of the City of Round Rock.
(2) The application for a permit for an archery range or
shooting facility shall demonstrate compliance with the
following specific criteria:
(a) Any archery range or shooting facility shall be
designed and operated in a manner to prevent any
arrow, bullet, or other projectile from traveling
beyond the boundaries of such archery range or
shooting facility. In reviewing the design of a
shooting facility, the Building Official may
consider range development guidelines promulgated
by the National Rifle Association.
(b) Any outdoor shooting facility at which firearms
other than shotguns will be discharged shall be
designed to prevent any projectile fired form the
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firing line from initially striking any surface
not designed to completely stop the projectile or
prevent the occurrence of potentially dangerous
ricochets.
(c) The rules and regulations for the archery range
or shooting facility shall be posted and
maintained in a visible location at the archery
range or shooting facility.
(d) The rules and regulations for the archery range
or shooting facility shall prohibit the
possession or use of alcoholic beverages by
persons on the firing line or the discharge of
firearms by any person under the influence of
alcohol.
(e) The operating procedures for the archery range or
shooting facility shall prohibit the use of any
firing line at the facility except when the
permit holder is present and supervising at such
firing line to ensure compliance with the
approved rules and regulations.
(f) The applicant for a permit issued pursuant to
this Section 4.600 shall obtain and maintain in
effect during the operation of the archery range
or shooting facility liability insurance coverage
in a minimum amount of $300,000 per person and
$500,000 per event.
(3) Permits which are issued under this Section 4.600
shall recite that the issuance thereof does not
constitute any assurance by the City of Round Rock,
its employees, officers, or agents that injury may
not result from the operation or use of the approved
archery range or shooting facility. Permits shall be
valid for a one year (1) period, and may contain such
restrictions as to types of firearms and ammunition
permitted to be discharged at a shooting facility,
maintenance of improvements and safety equipment,
rules and regulations governing the use of such
facility, limitations on the times of operation, and
other terms and conditions relating to the use and
operation of the archery range or shooting facility
as the Building Official may deem reasonably
necessary to ensure the safety and welfare of the
public, neighboring property owners, and persons
using the archery range or shooting facility.
4.605 RIGHT OF APPEAL
Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Building Official
pursuant to this Section 4.600 may appeal that decision to
the City Council by filing a written notice of the appeal
specifically alleging the error of the Building Official
with the City Secretary. The filing of an appeal shall not
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stay the action or determination of the Building Official
which is appealed. The City Council shall schedule a public
hearing on the appeal within thirty (30) days following the
date such appeal is filed and may uphold, reverse, or modify
the decision of the Building Official at the conclusion of
such public hearing.
4.606 PERMITS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.600 to the
contrary, a permit to operate an archery range or shooting
facility shall be issued to any federal, state, or local
governmental agency upon receipt of a certification from an
authorized official of such agency that the archery range or
shooting facility is under the control and management of the
agency and is operated for the exclusive use of governmental
employees.
4.607 APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING ARCHERY RANGES AND SHOOTING
FACILITIES
Any archery range or shooting facility otherwise in
compliance with applicable ordinances as of the effective
date of this Section, and any lawfully existing archery
range or shooting facility annexed into the City subsequent
to the effective date of this Section, may operate without
the permit required by this Section for a period of forty-
five (45) days. If application for the permit required by
this Section is filed within such forty-five (45) day
period, the archery range or shooting facility may continue
operating without a permit for an additional forty-five (45)
day period pending processing and conditional approval of a
permit. If a permit is conditionally approved within such
forty-five (45) day period and with the construction of
improvements necessary to satisfy the shooting facility may
continue operating without the issuance of a permit for an
additional ninety (90) days. The Building Official may
grant a single extension of up to sixty (60) days if the
applicant is unable, with diligent effort to complete the
improvements within the initial ninety (90) day period.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Round Rock City
Code and without the issuance of a building, site
development, or other permit which may otherwise be
required, the Building Official may authorize the
construction of improvements and site development on an
existing archery range or shooting facility for the sole
purpose of meeting the requirements imposed by 4.604(2).
IV.
That Ordinance No. G -94-01-13-8B is hereby amended to correct
the numbering system set forth therein as follows:
(14) on the west side of Wonder Drive from its intersection
with Sam Bass Road to its intersection with Ledbetter
Street.
9.
V.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading
this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
, 1995.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 1995.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1995.
ATTEST:
NE LAND, City Secretary
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CHARLES C L gER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING THE SECTION NUMBERING SYSTEM
OF ORDINANCE NO. G -94-05-26-9A ADOPTING A JUVENILE
CURFEW; OF ORDINANCE NO. G -94-12-22-9C PROVIDING A
REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND
PROSECUTION FOR COMMITTING CRIMINAL MISCHIEF; OF
ORDINANCE NO. G -93-07-08-8B RELATED TO SHOOTING AND
ARCHERY RANGES; AND ORDINANCE NO. G -94-01-13-8B RELATED
TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON WONDER DRIVE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS:
I.
That Ordinance No. G -94-05-26-9A is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set forth therein as follows:
1.2G01704 1;2DEFINITIONS
(1) Curfew Hours means:
(a) 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday; and
(b) 1:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or
Sunday.
(2) Emergency means an unforeseen combination of
circumstances or the resulting state that calls for
immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited
to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident,
or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent
serious bodily injury or loss of life.
(3) Establishment means any privately owned place of
business operated for a profit to which the public is
invited, including but not limited to any place of
amusement or entertainment.
(4) Guardian means:
(a) A person who, under court order, is the guardian of
the person of a minor; or
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(b) A public or private agency with whom a minor has
been placed by a court.
(5) Minor means any person under 17 years of age.
(6) Operator means any individual, firm, association,
partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or
conducting any establishment. The term includes the
members or partners of an association or partnership and
the officers of a corporation.
(7) Parent means a person who is:
(a) A natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent
of another person; or
(b) At least 18 years of age and authorized by a parent
or guardian to have the care and custody of a
minor.
(8) Public Place means any place to which the public or a
substantial group of the public has access and includes,
but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common
areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office
buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
(9) Remain means to:
(a) Linger or stay; or
(b) Fail to leave premises when requested to do so by
a police officer or the owner, operator, or other
person in control of the premises.
(10) Serious Bodily Injury means bodily injury that creates
a substantial risk of death or that causes death,
serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or
organ.
1.2602 Lz210.i2 OFFENSES
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(1) A minor commits an offense if he remains in any public
place or on the premises of any establishment within the
city during curfew hours.
(2) A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he
knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows,
the minor to remain in any public place or on the
premises of any establishment within the city during
curfew hours.
(3) The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment
commits an offense if he knowingly allows a minor to
remain upon the premises of the establishment during
curfew hours.
2.
1.2CO3 `i ;;i ;03 DEFENSES
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(1) It is a defense to prosecution under 1.2G02'` that
the minor was:
(a) Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;
(b) On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent
or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(c) In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(d) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or
returning home from an employment activity, without
any detour or stop;
(e) Involved in an emergency:
(f) On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or
abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if
the neighbor did not complain to the police
department about the minor's presence;
(g) Attending an official school, religious, or other
recreational activity supervised by adults and
sponsored by the City of Round Rock, Round Rock
Independent School District, a civic organization,
or another similar entity that takes responsibility
for the minor, or going to or returning home from,
without any detour or stop, an official school,
religious, or other recreational activity
supervised by adults and sponsored by the City of
Round Rock, Round Rock Independent School District,
a civic organization, or another similar entity
that takes responsibility for the minor;
(h) Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the
United States Constitution, such as the free
exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the
right of assembly; or
(i) Married or had been married or had disabilities of
minority removed in accordance with Chapter 31 of
the Texas Family Code.
(2) It is a defense to prosecution under 1.2G02 >;27 that
the owner, operator, or employee of an establishment
promptly notified the police department that a minor was
present on the premises of the establishment during
curfew hours and refused to leave.
3.
1.2G01. ENFORCEMENT
Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a
police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and
reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not
issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless
the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred
and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no
defense in 1.2CO3 ;1:2703 is present.
1.2G05 '1. 2705 PENALTIES
(1) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is
guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a
day during which the violation is committed, continued,
or permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is
punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
(2) When required by Section 51.08 of the Texas Family Code,
as amended, the municipal court shall waive original
jurisdiction over a minor who violates 1.2G02(1)
1.2702W of this section and shall refer the minor to
juvenile court.
II.
That Ordinance No. G -94-12-22-9C is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set forth therein as follows:
SECTION 1.2800 900. REWARD FOR CRIMINAL MISCHIEF INFORMATION
The City of Round Rock hereby offers a standing reward in an
amount up to $200.00 to the person or persons who furnish
information leading to the arrest and prosecution of any
individual for committing the crime of Criminal Mischief, as
provided for in Section 28.03 of the Texas Penal Code, as
hereafter amended, within the city limits of the City of Round
Rock. This reward is a standing offer, and shall be paid out of
the general fund of the City of Round Rock, Texas. The Chief of
Police of the City of Round Rock shall determine the amount of
the reward, if any, to be paid to the person or persons
furnishing the information.
This offer for a reward shall not apply to any officer,
employee, or agent of the City of Round Rock, or any other
officer, employee, or agent of the State of Texas or political
subdivision thereof, who provides information or makes an
arrest in the discharge of official duties.
The Chief of Police of the City of Round Rock is the sole judge
of any dispute arising over the reward and the person or
persons, if any, entitled to share in it, and his decision on
any point connected with the reward will be final and
conclusive.
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III.
That Ordinance No. G -93-07-08-8B is hereby amended to correct
the section numbering system set forth therein as follows:
SECTION 4.600 SHOOTING AND ARCHERY RANGES
4.601 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Section, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them in this section:
(1) Archery. The act, practice, or skill of shooting with
bow and arrow.
(2) Archery Range. A facility for the practice of archery,
but not including an archery range where only toy bows
and soft rubber tip arrows are used.
(3) Building Official. The Chief Building Official or his
or her designee. The City Manager may delegate duties
and obligations of the Building Official pursuant to
this Section to the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, or
such other city official as the City Manager may, in
his or her sole discretion, determine to be capable of
exercising some or all of the authority, duties, and
obligations of the Building Official acting pursuant to
this Section.
(4) Firing Line. A designated area at an archery range or
shooting facility designed and intended for use as the
location from which persons may shoot arrows or
discharge firearms in the direction of a target.
(5) Firearm. A weapon capable of discharging a projectile
by means of an explosive charge, including without
limitation a rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type
of gun; but not including an air pistol or air rifle
incapable of discharging a projectile at a muzzle speed
in excess of 300 feet per second.
(6) Shooting Facility. An area, either enclosed or out of
doors, at which firearms are discharged at targets and
which is designed so that projectiles fired from
firearms at targets are prevented, by means of
backstops or other barriers, from going beyond the
boundaries of the area.
4.602 PERMIT REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate,
or to allow to be conducted or operated, on property under
his or her ownership or control, an archery range or
shooting facility unless such archery range or shooting
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facility is conducted and operated in accordance with a
permit issued pursuant to this Section 4.600.
4.603 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
(1) Any person wishing to operate or conduct an archery
range or shooting facility shall file a written
application for a permit to do so with the Building
Official upon forms provided by the Building Official
which shall include the following:
(a) the name, mailing address, and telephone number
of the applicant for the permit (including the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all
partners if the applicant is organized as a
partnership and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of all officers and directors
of the corporation if the applicant is a
corporation) and the business name, address, and
telephone number of the proposed archery range or
shooting facility;
(b) plans drawn to scale and showing the location and
dimensions of all improvements existing or to be
constructed, specifically showing the location
and dimensions of proposed firing lines and
target areas and the location, design, and
materials for the construction of backstops,
baffles, and all other surfaces downrange from a
firing line;
(c) applications for all building permits required to
construct any structures to be used in connection
with the archery range or shooting facility;
(d) for any shooting facility not located entirely
inside a building, a site plan showing the
existing and proposed topography of the land and
all existing structures and uses of property
located within (i) 1,200 yards downrange and a 20
degree outward angle from either end of a firing
line for any firearms other than shotguns, or 300
yards downrange and a 20 degree outward angle
from either end of a firing line for firearms
other than shotguns on a baffled range, (ii) 300
yards downrange and 180 degrees on either side of
any skeet launching facility at a skeet range for
the exclusive use of shotguns, and (iii) 300
yards downrange and 110 degrees on either side of
any trap launching facility at a trap range for
the exclusive use of shotguns;
(e) a complete and true copy of the proposed rules
and regulations and operating procedures
governing the use of such archery range or
shooting facility and the proposed hours of
operation;
6.
(f) evidence satisfactory to the Building Official of
the applicant's ability to comply with the
insurance requirement imposed by subsection
(2)(f) of Section 4.604 below;
(g) the name and address of every property owner of
land located within 300 feet of the boundaries of
the tract of land on which the archery range or
shooting facility will be operated; and
(h) any other information reasonably required by the
Building Official to determine the safety of the
archery range or shooting facility.
(2) Upon the receipt of any application filed pursuant to
subsection (1) above, the Building Official shall mail
notice that such application has been filed by the
applicant to the owners of all real property located
within 300 feet of the boundaries of the tract of land
on which the archery range or shooting facility will be
operated. The applicant shall post notice in a form
and at locations approved by the Building Official
reasonably sufficient, in the discretion of the
Building Official, to advise the public that an
application has been filed pursuant to this Section
4.600.
4.604 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT
(1) If the Building Official determines from the
information provided in the application that the
archery range or shooting facility will satisfy the
specific requirements of subsection (2) below, the
Building Official shall conditionally approve the
permit for the archery range or shooting facility,
subject to the completion of any improvements shown on
the application in accordance with the approved plans
and specifications. After inspecting the completed
improvement and certifying that the criteria of
subsection (2) have been satisfied, the Building
Official shall issue the permit. Conditional approval
of a permit under this section shall not be deemed or
construed to constitute approval of any building or
other permit required pursuant to there applicable
ordinances of the City of Round Rock.
(2) The application for a permit for an archery range or
shooting facility shall demonstrate compliance with the
following specific criteria:
(a) Any archery range or shooting facility shall be
designed and operated in a manner to prevent any
arrow, bullet, or other projectile from traveling
beyond the boundaries of such archery range or
shooting facility. In reviewing the design of a
shooting facility, the Building Official may
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consider range development guidelines promulgated
by the National Rifle Association.
(b) Any outdoor shooting facility at which firearms
other than shotguns will be discharged shall be
designed to prevent any projectile fired form the
firing line from initially striking any surface
not designed to completely stop the projectile or
prevent the occurrence of potentially dangerous
ricochets.
(c) The rules and regulations for the archery range
or shooting facility shall be posted and
maintained in a visible location at the archery
range or shooting facility.
(d) The rules and regulations for the archery range
or shooting facility shall prohibit the
possession or use of alcoholic beverages by
persons on the firing line or the discharge of
firearms by any person under the influence of
alcohol.
(e) The operating procedures for the archery range or
shooting facility shall prohibit the use of any
firing line at the facility except when the
permit holder is present and supervising at such
firing line to ensure compliance with the
approved rules and regulations.
(f) The applicant for a permit issued pursuant to
this Section 4.600 shall obtain and maintain in
effect during the operation of the archery range
or shooting facility liability insurance coverage
in a minimum amount of $300,000 per person and
$500,000 per event.
(3) Permits which are issued under this Section 4.600
shall recite that the issuance thereof does not
constitute any assurance by the City of Round Rock,
its employees, officers, or agents that injury may
not result from the operation or use of the approved
archery range or shooting facility. Permits shall be
valid for a one year (1) period, and may contain such
restrictions as to types of firearms and ammunition
permitted to be discharged at a shooting facility,
maintenance of improvements and safety equipment,
rules and regulations governing the use of such
facility, limitations on the times of operation, and
other terms and conditions relating to the use and
operation of the archery range or shooting facility
as the Building Official may deem reasonably
necessary to ensure the safety and welfare of the
public, neighboring property owners, and persons
using the archery range or shooting facility.
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RIGHT OF APPEAL
Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Building Official
pursuant to this Section 4.600 may appeal that decision to
the City Council by filing a written notice of the appeal
specifically alleging the error of the Building Official
with the City Secretary. The filing of an appeal shall not
stay the action or determination of the Building Official
which is appealed. The City Council shall schedule a public
hearing on the appeal within thirty (30) days following the
date such appeal is filed and may uphold, reverse, or modify
the decision of the Building Official at the conclusion of
such public hearing.
06 PERMITS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.600 to the
contrary, a permit to operate an archery range or shooting
facility shall be issued to any federal, state, or local
governmental agency upon receipt of a certification from an
authorized official of such agency that the archery range or
shooting facility is under the control and management of the
agency and is operated for the exclusive use of governmental
employees.
1.000 >_ ;0;"1;>;;;APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING ARCHERY RANGES AND SHOOTING
FACILITIES
Any archery range or shooting facility otherwise in
compliance with applicable ordinances as of the effective
date of this Section, and any lawfully existing archery
range or shooting facility annexed into the City subsequent
to the effective date of this Section, may operate without
the permit required by this Section for a period of forty-
five (45) days. If application for the permit required by
this Section is filed within such forty-five (45) day
period, the archery range or shooting facility may continue
operating without a permit for an additional forty-five (45)
day period pending processing and conditional approval of a
permit. If a permit is conditionally approved within such
forty-five (45) day period and with the construction of
improvements necessary to satisfy the shooting facility may
continue operating without the issuance of a permit for an
additional ninety (90) days. The Building Official may
grant a single extension of up to sixty (60) days if the
applicant is unable, with diligent effort to complete the
improvements within the initial ninety (90) day period.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Round Rock City
Code and without the issuance of a building, site
development, or other permit which may otherwise be
required, the Building Official may authorize the
construction of improvements and site development on an
existing archery range or shooting facility for the sole
purpose of meeting the requirements imposed by 4.604(2).
9.
IV.
That Ordinance No. G -94-01-13-8B is hereby amended to correct
the numbering system set forth therein as follows:
(11);<on the west side of Wonder Drive from its
intersection with Sam Bass Road to its intersection
with Ledbetter Street.
V.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance
shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading
this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
, 1995.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 1995.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1995.
ATTEST:
JOANNE LAND, City Secretary
10.
CHARLES CULPEPPER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
DATE: March 7, 1995
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, March 7, 1995
ITEM: 9.D. Consider an ordinance correcting the section
numbering system of the following ordinances; G -94-
05-26-9A (Juvenile Curfew); G -94-12-22-9C (Reward
for information for arrest for criminal mischief);
G -93-07-08-8B (Archery Ranges); and G -94-01-13-8B
(Parking on Wonder Drive). (First Reading)
STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Steve Sheets
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adoption of the ordinance
The Round Rock City Code has not been updated since March of
1992. For the past several months, the City Attorney's office has
been working on updating the Code and has discovered that in
adopting some recent ordinances, errors have been made in the
section numbering system. This ordinance merely corrects these
numbering errors in preparation for the adoption and publication of
the 1995 Edition of the Code.
The City Attorney's office now has the entire City Code on
computer disk and future updates will be much easier to accomplish.
In the future the Code will be updated on a quarterly basis and
therefore numbering errors will be minimized.