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Home My WebLink About1994-02-14 94-99 ORDINANCEDate VV. 2-14-94 Item No. 94-99 QMRW s Amending Cbaptat VII, AVYfcle 6, Item/Subject: Sencimm 8.1 acl 8.2 of the las and Cvtl nanee of the city of emnpa — Fiieeme Discharge committee Responsible Department Commonidry: QINCilOL' N1mmIVFFn yglnpat9i an ARnLPJ t to the CuEv nt C 4irlan.B W1 ouS F� Discharge Cnmittce. The cue t 0.dfnarea calls for the appointmaht of a t 1ve rwr b oo l ttce to inclvtle et least nine msi<bRs of the City of Ba , Thee naobare % o reside in Fireaffiv Discharge Zoe 2, and three leis We hold valid hunters Ecxewes. Councilor Blarchette rotas that when this camtttee was originally established it hni been vmrry yeazM sine the fitaeao discharge of the City bad bent xevic+ed and updamd. m a result, a large a zepa tative camitme was required to m a full review. S thus, the somal review of as fi. sea zme Itm bane tore routine and prLorily irmolvea flrat . As a result, it le a lees significant issue to del' that it wms a mmmr of years ago and it Les bbecaome difficult to find dndivhdmla Sntarestal in carving m the C t . Tba attached Ord1narce void recbre the ®nbe up of the camittae to behest five and eight. sheae notes were amen since mare are currently eight appoirmed n®bets a the mmittee Ware heirs will oehed for at levet ore More ya¢. u aiiitieh, five We felt to be the minima size na:mo y to hamp the cairlttee oparatinq. In addition, at least ant -third of the committee mart be m®mrs of Fimaes Discharge sae 2 and at last aria -third vast hold a valid lmntem lioanse at the time of their appoittuent. D rrm wHord Mempm'a Comrnenu r/(Fl101p'�UN�AIm9/ Rv�i�.INBh�� l/lc �i/%AMr�p QA#Aq�A� Q I�Mz/ar/ On kbu� cly t.l ivgn Associated Information: l Budges Approval: Fww a Dm Legal ABWoval: ) pp�� 7his ®will r*'UiK 'r< Cs) oglima ivt vM�eS �d/ tiAal �'in9dSf. Immduced For O P=age First Reading Page—of 25rReferml .fe. OW/Vi 0 �' 4 Aaignel to Cwaedot Blanchette February 14, 1994 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) Mxbilid=T ....ilmmtling-ctupraesax, Article. 6,_Peetime 8.1 a 8.2 of the Inas evi Ordiriarxaa of the City of eampr — Firearve Discharge Cemdttee & a ardainal 4y W City C l of the LtiW ofDmem.. a/otlome Chapter VII, Article 6, Sstima 8.1 aul 8.2 of the Lane and Ordiaaeees of the City of Bangor ace hereby mpealed in their entisaty and replaced as fclloae: Sec. 8.1 Anmin� aM Ckwaoceitiol. Its O uittee shall consist of to eos than eight (8) rm fewer than five (5) ®hers appointei by the City coac11 for tensa of three (3) years each or m a successor is appointei. Gama of appointment to the Caniittea shall be stegpced to iteuxe that the terve of reobecs are as readydfvfded as possible to ine¢e that one-third of the terve expire in each year. Maobers of the Camlttee shall nerve w tMut w ,at nn. xle Police (3hfaf fn the City of 9egor or the Chief's designee shell he an ex -officio � of the m ttee axi stall tali upon the expertise of the City De[� as may he ne sse to assist the Cmm£ttee in its nock. Sec. 8.2 Qalifiraitore. AC least one thino of the a intcd loaobers of the C ittee shall ba amide is of sae nmobar 2 ns dBfitel in Setons 7.2 of this Chapta:. At least mie-thin of them appointatl ®oDers of the Ccarnittee shall, at the tine: of their eppoint®nt, held valid laotec's licaaes isaamiby the State of Mala. IN CITY COUNCIL February 14s 1994-=' First Reading Referred to Appropriate Couvittee CITY Cti- IN CITY COUNCIL .- February 28, 1994 Tabled [o llnepeclfie1 Date �- RITY CLB�'. 94-99 ORDINANCE TITLE,) Amending Chapter VII, Article 6, Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of the Laws and Ordinances IR CITY COUNCIL Match 16, 1994 Passed. Vote: 8 yes, 1 absent Councilors Voting Yea: t Baldaccl, Blanchette, Cohen, Popper, Shubert, Soucy, Sullivan, 6 Tyler Councilor Abaenn Stone CITJ CLERK 94-99 Ch. VII Art.6 Sec. g (7.2) (1) 8.1 + 1.The firing or discharge of firearms of any caliber shall be ( permitted for the protection of livestock or crops from predators or vermin. *2.No firearm of any caliber shall be fired or discharged within 300 ft. of any dwelling or public way. - 3.No firearms except pellet guns, rifles or pistols of no greater than .22 caliber, or shotguns, shall be fired or discharged within 600 ft. of any dwelling or public way. provided, that the owner of a dwelling or person with written permission may discharge any firearm within 600'0£ that dwelling; if the permission given so allows, and provided that the firearm is not discharged within 600' of a public way * 4.where the property is occupied by a tenant, written permission under this ordinance must be obtained from both the owner and the Tenant * 5.A11 written permissions required under this Ordinance shall be carried by the permittee at all times while exercising the rights granted hereunder. _ 7.3 Exceptions. The preceding sections shall not apply to the firing or discharge of firearms at any military exercise or review; nor to any military personnel or law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties o authorized trainingi not to any citizen in the lawful defense of his person, family or property nor to any person engaged in rifle, gun or handgun target practice at any licensed shooting range or gallery. 7.4 Firearms defined "Firearms" shall mean any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, which will expel a a projectile by the action of an explosive and includes any such weapon commonly referred to as a pellet gun, pistol, revolver rifle, gun or shot gun. *+ See. 8 Firearms Discharge Committee. There is hereby created a Firearms Discharge Committee. The Committee shall be appointed, and have the duties as follows: Sec.8.1 Appointment and Composition The Committee shall sist of Twelve (12) members appointed by the City Council for terms of three years each or until a successor is appointed provided, however, that the initial appointments to the Committee shall be divided into three classes of four members each to serve for terms for one, two and three years, respectively. Members of the Committee shall serve without i, compensation. *Amended March 11, 1985 C. 0. 85-123 **Amended December 14,1992 - C.O. 93-30 Ch. 7 Art. 6 Sec.8(8.2)-Sec Sec.8.2 Qualifications At the time of their appointment no Pewez than nine (9) members of the Committee shall be residents of the City of Bangor. Of these nine (9) o fewer than three (3) members of the Committee shall be residents of zone no. 2 as defined pursuant to section 7.2 0£ this Chapter. At least three (3) members of the committee shall at the time of their appointment, hold valid hunters licenses issued by the State of Maine Sec.8.3 Duties The Committee shall: 8.3.1 Meet the first Monday in May annually for the purpose of selecting a committee chair and thereafter meet as needed on call of the chair; 8.3.2 Make recomendations to the Bangor City Council annually at least ninety (90) days prior to the start of the regular fall hunting season, regarding necessary changes in the location of the boundary between^zone" 1 and -zone' 2 described above; and recommend any Ordianace amendments or other Council action regulating the use of firearms within the City of Bangor the the Committee shall deem necessary to protect the public safety; and 8.3.3.. Sponsor or conduct public awareness and hunter education programa as needed to protect the public safety in regard to the use of firearms within the City of Bangor. Sec.9 Pence whoever violates any of the foregoing sections of this Ordinance shall be punished by fine of not less than One hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for for each offense. - Sharon Babcock Sheldon Tozier Kay Redman Grant Paul Vance Sohn B Merrill Toms.-ezp;r.:.5 -NaTe. Firearm Diechazee 1996 689 union Street 1996 39 Pineledge Road 1996 39 Pineledge Road 1996 282 Pinson Road 1995 1583 Broadway 1995 322 Church Road 1995 268 Parkview Avenue 1995 1953 Essex Street