[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Standish 7-11-2023 by Order No.
14-23. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the Town's home rule
authority, Me. Const., art. VIII, pt. 2; 30-A M.R.S. § 3001;
and 30-A M.R.S. § 3011.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
A "firearm" as that term is defined in 12 M.R.S. § 10001(21),
as may be amended.
An area that is designed for, and intended to, provide a
location for the discharge of various types of firearms, including,
but not limited to, handguns, rifles, shotguns, and black-powder weapons,
and where shooting stations, firing lines and/or lanes, target areas,
and all other related components of the shooting range are not fully
and entirely enclosed within a building or structure; provided, however,
that an outdoor shooting range shall not include incidental target
practice areas on private property used solely by residents of the
property.
Outdoor shooting ranges are expressly prohibited in the Town
of Standish. No person, entity or organization shall develop or operate
an outdoor shooting range within the Town.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the enforcement and
penalty provisions of 30-A M.R.S. § 4452. Each day of a
violation shall constitute a separate violation. When any violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be found to exist, the Code
Enforcement Officer shall first notify the violator and then notify
the Town Council, who may then initiate any and all actions to be
brought in the name of the Town. In any court action, the Town may
seek injunctive relief in addition to penalties. The Town shall be
entitled to recover its costs of enforcement, including its attorney's
fees.
The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision
shall be declared to be invalid or void, the remaining provisions
shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 M.R.S. § 302 or
any other law to the contrary, and regardless of the effective date,
this chapter when enacted shall apply on or any time after August
9, 2022, the date this issue first appeared on a Town Council agenda
and the applicability date of this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions
of 1 M.R.S. § 302 or any other law to the contrary, and
regardless of the effective date, this chapter shall apply to any
new construction proposed for which an application for a license,
building permit, certificate of occupancy, special exception review,
site plan review and/or any other required approval has not been submitted
and acted on by the Code Enforcement Officer, Planning Board or other
Town official or administrative board or agency prior to August 9,
2022, the applicability date of this chapter.
