Sportsmen's clubs

• (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the following regulations shall apply to all sportsman's clubs:

  • (1) Minimum lot size of five acres.

• (b) Special use permit criteria. In cases where sportsman's clubs are a special permit use in a district, the following criteria shall apply:

  • (1) Compatibility with neighboring residential land uses as evidenced by:

    • a. Submission of a landscaping plan, prepared by a professional landscape architect, licensed in the State of Rhode Island, which shows how the proposed development will be adequately landscaped and screened from adjacent residential properties.

    • b. Submission of evidence that any proposed firearm activity will not pose a public safety risk to neighboring residents, users of the facility, or the general public, and that all relevant firearm related laws will be met.

    • c. Submission of evidence that noise from any proposed firearm activity will not unduly disturb residents in proximity of the site. In order to make this determination, the zoning board of review or planning board under unified development review may require submission of an acoustical impact analysis, prepared by an acoustical engineer, licensed in the State of Rhode Island.

    • d. Submission of evidence, including, but not limited to, a drainage analysis and related plans, prepared by a professional civil engineer, licensed in the State of Rhode Island, showing that any development will not have a negative effect on adjacent properties or natural resources.

    • e. Submission of evidence, including, but not limited to, an erosion and sediment control management plan, prepared by a professional civil engineer, licensed in the State of Rhode Island, showing that any development will not have a negative effect on adjacent properties or natural resources.

(Ch. 914, § I(Att.), 12-19-23)