HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-27 Council Work Session Agenda PacketCouncil Work Session Agenda
April 27, 2023 – 5:30 pm
1.Call to Order / Roll Call
2.Firearms Ordinance Discussion*
3.Unscheduled Items
4.Adjournment
*Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the house agenda packet
book located by the Council Chambers entrance, or online at the City’s website at www.corcoranmn.gov.
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Meeting Date: April 27, 2023
To: City Council
From: Ryan Burns, Deputy Director of Public Safety
Re: Firearms Ordinance Update
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On November 11, 2021, the City Council discussed options to update Corcoran’s
firearms ordinance. The City Council directed two council members to work with staff to
research and develop an updated ordinance, and then bring the updated ordinance
back to the full City Council for review. Council Members Schultz and Vehrenkamp
volunteered to work with staff on the update. Staff met with the subcommittee three
times to gather, input, and discuss updates to the firearms ordinance.
During the review several other City firearms ordinances were evaluated. While
reviewing, it was determined Corcoran’s ordinance would benefit from updated, clearer
language in the firearms ordinance.
Updates are attached in the draft, highlighted in red or strike-through for removal.
1)Updated definitions for rifle, shotgun, handgun, immediate family, hunting area
and no shooting area.
2)Removed outdated language and changed to Director of Public Safety or
designee in areas.
3)Updated hunting definitions and create a no hunting / shooting zone established
by City Council on a map to be updated from time to time as land use changes.
4)Updated permitted Discharges to make clearer, add allow during Law
enforcement and firearms safety training, add recreational target shooting with
proper backstop, no permit.
5)Update Prohibited Discharges.
Agenda Item: 2.
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6) This ordinance will also need several format changes to include sections, and
formatting to be consistent with current City Ordinances.
Staff also researched how other cities allow hunting as their city grows. After reviewing,
it was determined to create a hunting zone and a no hunting / shooting zone which is
defined in the draft ordinance as:
Hunting Area. Portions of the City generally outside of the MUSA line or zoned rural
residential.
NO Shooting Area. Portions of the City generally inside the MUSA line. The City Council
may by resolution designate and, from time-to-time modify areas of the city as no
hunting areas.
A draft no shooting map is attached. The area identified is boxed in blue to identify no
shooting area. This map generally follows areas currently in the MUSA, under current
land use applications, or directly boarding a high-density area.
Staff will incorporate feedback into the draft ordinance. When completed, the draft
ordinance will be formatted and sent to the City Attorney for review. After City Attorney
review, the ordinance will be brought back to City Council for adoption.
Attachments:
1) Staff report from November 11, 2021
2) Draft Ordinance
3) No Hunting Map Draft
STAFF REPORT A g end a Item 11d .
Counc il Meeting:
November 11, 2021
Prepared By :
Lieutenant Burns
Topic :
Firearms Ordinance
Action Required:
Direction
Su mm ar y :
The City of Corcoran last updated it’s firearms ordinance in the late 1990’s. These
updates were a result of problems that were occurring in the community. These
problems included a deer hunter’s slug going past a couple while they were in their hot
tub. At that time, Corcoran also started a permit system for hunting on Goose Lake. This
was done so that both Corcoran and Maple Grove had the same process for hunting on
Goose Lake.
In the last couple of years, the police department has had two instances where
shooter’s rounds have struck residential buildings. In one instance, several high-
powered rifle rounds struck a person’s shed, going through a shed wall and the service
door. The police department was unable to determine exactly where and when the
shots were fired but it is believed they came from an unauthorized person using a range
area that had been used in the past.
The other call was a person shooting a rifle without a backstop from their deck. The
rounds went through another home’s sliding glass door. No one was injured. The
shooter believed it was “ok” because they thought they were “in the country.” The police
department also receives numerous shooting and hunting complaints each year.
Currently, the most common compliant is noise related. The callers report that they feel
the shots are too close, too many shots are being fired, or they believe people may be
firing rifles. Other calls involve complaints of trespassing. In many instances the
offender is not aware of exactly which conduct is allowed and which is not. With these
types of calls, officers tend to take the education approach when appropriate and not
issue citations if they can locate who fired the shots.
In order to address these issues, staff is reviewing several cities shooting / hunting
ordinances for best practices. These cities include Dayton, Medina, Rogers, Maple
Grove, Minnetrista, Ramsey, Lake Elmo, and Farmington. These cities range from
referring only to state law with very few other limits to very tight limits on shooting and
hunting. Some cities allow no hunting, some only allow hunting by zones, some allow
bow hunting only, and some allow shotgun hunting. No city reviewed currently allows
open outdoor private ranges. Some allow indoor ranges with appropriate planning
review. Current Minnesota deer hunting law does not allow rifle discharge south of I94
because of open space with lack of adequate backstops. Staff is requesting direction on
level of Council interaction as staff reviews potential amendments.
Fi n anc i al/B udg et:
This item will require legal review and publishing costs if updated.
Op t i o n s:
1.Assign one or two council members to work with staff to research and develop the
ordinance, then bring back to full Council for review.
2.Have staff draft an ordinance and bring back to Council for review.
Rec o mm endat i on :
Assign one or two council members to work with staff to research and develop
the ordinance, then bring back to full Council for review.
A tt ac h m en t s :
1.City of Corcoran Map where property damage occurred.
2.City of Corcoran current shooting ordinance.
3.Minnetrista Hunting zone Map.
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6. To a minor who is attending or traveling directly to or from an activity involving the
exercise of First Amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly or freedom of
religion;
7. To minors on the sidewalk abutting his or her residence or abutting the residence of a
next-door neighbor if the neighbor does not complain to the city's designated law
enforcement provider about the minor's presence; and
8. To a minor who is married or has been married, or is otherwise legally emancipated.
Duties of person legally responsible for minor. No parent, guardian or other adult having the
primary care or custody of any minor shall permit any violation of the requirements of this section
by the minor.
Duties of other persons. No person operating or in charge of any place of amusement,
entertainment or refreshment shall permit any minor to enter or remain in his or her place of
business during the hours prohibited by this section unless the minor is accompanied by his or her
parent, guardian or other adult person having primary care or custody of the minor, or unless one
of the exceptions to this section apply.
Penalties.
1. Minors. Any minor found to be in violation of this section may be adjudicated delinquent
and shall be subject to the dispositional alternatives set forth in M.S. ' 260.185, as amended.
2. Adults. Any adult person found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be sentenced up to the maximum penalty authorized by state law
for a misdemeanor.
Defense. It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the owner, operator or employee
of an establishment promptly notified the city's designated law enforcement provider that a minor
was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave.
Penalty, see § 10.99
LITTERING.
No person shall leave, place, throw or deposit or permit any other person to leave, place, throw or
deposit in or upon any street or public place or in or upon any vacant or private lot or premises in
the city, any ashes, rubbish, garbage, refuse or other like or similar substances or materials.
FIREARMS.
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context
clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
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DEADLY WEAPON. Includes, but is not limited to, the following:
FIREARMS. Any device from which may be fired or ejected, one or more solid projectiles
by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive substance; or for which
the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other gas or vapor.
FIREARMS include rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and pistols.
a. Bows and arrows when arrows are tip pointed.
b. All instruments used to propel a high-velocity pellet of any kind, including, but not
limited to, air rifles and compressed air guns.
c. Sling shots.
d. Any similar type instrument, whether such instrument is called by any name set forth
herein or any other name.
HIGH POWERED FIREARM. Any gun from which a shot or a projectile other than a shot
shell or shotgun slug is discharged by the means of explosive gas or compressed air.
HUNTING. Taking birds or mammals, or stalking or being in possession of a firearm or
deadly weapon for the purpose of taking birds and mammals.
RURAL AREAS. Portions of the city which are undeveloped or developed for low-density
residential use (one parcel/per ten acres).
Concealment, discharge and use prohibited. Except as herein specifically authorized, the
concealment, discharge or use of deadly weapons within the city is hereby prohibited.
Aiming prohibited. The aiming of any deadly weapon, whether loaded or not, at or toward any
human being is hereby prohibited.
Selling or furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor. The selling, giving, loaning or furnishing in
anyway of a deadly weapon to a minor under the age of 18 years without the written consent of
his or her parent or guardian is hereby prohibited.
Minors under the age of 14. No minor under the age of 14 years shall handle or have any deadly
weapon in his or her possession or under his or her control, except while accompanied by or under
the immediate charge of his or her parent or guardian.
Exceptions; lawful defense and law enforcement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit the use or discharge of a deadly weapon in the lawful defense of persons or property or in
the enforcement of the law by peace officers and other law enforcement personnel.
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Hunting and shooting, permission by landowner. Written permission from the landowner shall be
required for hunting or shooting upon land within the city, except that no permission shall be
required for members of the owner's immediate family or guests in the company of the owner of
the land. On another person's private land, or a public right-of-way, a person may not shoot, hunt
or discharge a deadly weapon or take a wild animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a building
occupied by humans or livestock without written permission. Also, a person may not shoot, hunt
or discharge a deadly weapon or take a wild animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a corral
containing livestock without written permission.
Special permits. Special permits must be obtained from the Chief of Police to allow hunting on
Goose Lake, the discharging of a high-powered firearm under certain conditions, and for permits
required under division (L). The permits shall only be issued after first obtaining the written
consent of the landowner of the land. A condition of the hunting permit shall be that the hunter
has in his or her possession all required state and federal hunting licenses while hunting.
Conditions. The permit shall be subject to the conditions as are deemed necessary by the Chief of
Police to protect the health, safety and welfare of residents of the city. Appeals may be taken from
any determination of the Chief of Police to the City Council. No permit issued under this section
shall be deemed valid unless the permit and the written consent of the landowner are in the
possession of the person using the permit. The fee for the permit shall be determined by a resolution
of the City Council.
Terms. Permits issued pursuant to this section shall be valid until March l of the following year,
but shall be subject to revocation upon showing that the permittee has violated any conditions of
the permit.
Goose Lake. All persons shooting or hunting on Goose Lake, or within 500 feet of the surface
water, must obtain a permit from the Chief of Police. Guests of Goose Lake landowners must have
written permission from the landowners and obtain a permit from the Chief. The owners of land
shall not allow more than one hunting party (water craft) on Goose Lake at any one time. The
Chief may restrict or reduce the number of permits issued to maintain safe hunting conditions.
Firearms deer hunting. Any person hunting deer with a firearm must hunt from an elevated stand
of no less than six feet in height. Special permits may be obtained from Chief of Police if a person
has physical limitations that restrict them from safely complying with hunting from an elevated
stand. All firearms must be unloaded and cased to and from the stand. No deer driving is allowed.
Archery deer hunting is exempt from this division.
Discharge of high-powered firearm. The discharge of a high-powered firearm is allowed only
with the written permission from the landowner and a permit from the Chief of Police. A rural
and safe area must be proven by the person before a permit is to be issued. A landowner or a
member of a landowner's immediate family, however, may use a firearm or a high powered firearm
up to a .22 caliber rim fire for the purpose of protecting livestock from an unprotected predator,
destroying nuisance raccoons, when open season, and nuisance unprotected birds and animals
within the rural areas of the city.
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130.03 FIREARMS.
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless
the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DEADLY WEAPON. Includes, but is not limited to, the following:
FIREARMS. Any device from which may be fired or ejected, one or more solid
projectiles by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive substance; or
for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other gas or
vapor
FIREARMS include rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and pistol and handgun
a. Bows and arrows when arrows are tip pointed.
b. All instruments used to propel a high-velocity pellet of any kind, including, but
not limited to, air rifles and compressed air guns.
c. Sling shots.
d. .Any similar type instrument, whether such instrument is called by any name set
forth herein or any other name.
e. RIFLE: A shoulder weapon with a long-grooved barrel that uses the energy of the
explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile (bullet).
f. SHOTGUN: A shoulder weapon with a smooth bored barrel or barrels
which utilizes gunpowder or any other burning propellant and discharges
more than one projectile at a time, except when using ammunition
containing a single slug or a combination of both a single slug and shot in
the same shotshell. For the purposes of this Ordinance, a muzzleloader,
as regulated by the State of Minnesota, shall be considered a shotgun.
g. HANDGUN: A weapon designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and with
an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a barrel or barrels of a length less
than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel of a length less than
16 inches in the case of a rifle (1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more
solid projectiles by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an
explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances; or (2) for
which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other
gas, or vapor.
HIGH POWERED FIREARM. Any gun from which a shot or a projectile other than a
shot shell or shotgun slug is discharged by the means of explosive gas or compressed air.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY. All persons related to the homeownerwhich includes the children,
siblings, grandchildren, and their respective spouses.
HUNTING. Taking birds or mammals, or stalking or being in possession of a firearm or
deadly weapon for the purpose of taking birds and mammals.
RURAL AREAS. Portions of the city which are undeveloped or developed for low-
density residential use (one parcel/per ten acres). zoned rural residential or outside of the
MUSA line.
HUNTING AREA portion of the city generally outside of the MUSA line or zoned rural
residentail
NO SHOOTING AREA portion of the city generally inside of the MUSA line. The city
council may by resolution designate and, from time to time, modify areas of the city as no
hunting areas.
Concealment, discharge and use prohibited. Except as herein specifically authorized, the
concealment, discharge or use of deadly weapons within the city is hereby prohibited.
Aiming prohibited. The aiming of any deadly weapon, whether loaded or not, at or
toward any human being is hereby prohibited.
Selling or furnishing a deadly weapon to a minor. The selling, giving, loaning or
furnishing in anyway of a deadly weapon to a minor under the age of 18 years without
the written consent of his or her parent or guardian is hereby prohibited.
Minors under the age of 14. No minor under the age of 14 years shall handle or have any
deadly weapon in his or her possession or under his or her control, except while
accompanied by or under the immediate charge of his or her parent or guardian.
Exceptions; lawful defense and law enforcement. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the use or discharge of a deadly weapon in the lawful defense of
persons or property or in the enforcement of the law by peace officers and other law
enforcement personnel.
Hunting and shooting, permission by landowner. Written permission from the landowner
shall be required for hunting or shooting upon land within the city, except that no
permission shall be required for members of the owner's immediate family or guests in
the company of the owner of the land. On another person's private land, or a public right-
of-way, a person may not shoot, hunt or discharge a deadly weapon or take a wild animal
with a firearm within 500 feet of a building occupied by humans or livestock without
written permission. Also, a person may not shoot, hunt or discharge a deadly weapon or
take a wild animal with a firearm within 500 feet of a corral containing livestock without
written permission.
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Special permits. Special permits must be obtained from the Director of Public Safety or
designee Director of Public Safety to allow hunting on Goose Lake, the discharging of a
high-powered firearm under certain conditions, and for permits required under division
(L). The permits shall only be issued after first obtaining the written consent of the
landowner of the land. A condition of the hunting permit shall be that the hunter has in
his or her possession all required state and federal hunting licenses while hunting.
Goose Lake. All persons shooting or hunting on Goose Lake, or within 500 feet of the
surface water, must obtain a permit from the Director of Public Safety. Guests of Goose
Lake landowners must have written permission from the landowners and obtain a permit
from the Chief. The owners of land shall not allow more than one hunting party (water
craft)
Conditions. The permit shall be subject to the conditions as are deemed necessary by the
Director of Public Safety to protect the health, safety and welfare of residents of the city.
Appeals may be taken from any determination of the Director of Public Safety to the City
Council. No permit issued under this section shall be deemed valid unless the permit and
the written consent of the landowner are in the possession of the person using the permit.
The fee for the permit shall be determined by a resolution of the City Council.
Terms. Permits issued pursuant to this section shall be valid until March l of the
following year, but shall be subject to revocation upon showing that the permittee has
violated any conditions of the permit.
Firearms deer hunting.
Hunting Any person hunting deer with a firearm must hunt from an elevated stand of no
less than six feet in height. Special permits may be obtained from Director of Public
Safety or designee if a person has physical limitations that restrict them from safely
complying with hunting from an elevated stand. All firearms must be unloaded and cased
to and from the stand. No deer driving is allowed. Archery deer hunting is exempt from
this division.
(1) Hunting with shotgun or with bow and arrow as authorized by the Minnesota
department of natural resources, state laws pertaining to trespass and by city and by
landowner permission is allowed only in the areas established by the city council.
No other firearms, including long guns, or handguns, or other weapons, except bow
and arrow, are permitted to be used for hunting within the city.
(2) The city council shall, by resolution, establish by map or by other means the areas in
which the discharge of shotguns and the use of bow and arrow are allowed for hunting,
and the areas in which only the use of bow and arrow is allowed for hunting. No hunting
shall be allowed in other areas of the city.
(3)Hunting in certain rural areas of the city poses greater safety concerns due to their
proximity to areas developed more intensely. Such areas will change over time as the
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city and adjacent communities continue to develop. The city council may by resolution
designate and, from time to time, modify areas of the city as no hunting areas.
(4) Hunting may only be conducted from a fixed location identified by the property
owner and which must be 500 feet or more from any residence located on
another property;
Discharge of high-powered firearm. The discharge of a high-powered firearm is allowed
only with the written permission from the landowner and a permit from the Director of
Public Safety. A rural and safe area must be proven by the person before a permit is to be
issued. A landowner or a member of a landowner's immediate family, however, may use
a firearm or a high powered firearm up to a .22 caliber rim fire for the purpose of
protecting livestock from an unprotected predator, destroying nuisance raccoons, when
open season, and nuisance unprotected birds and animals within the rural areas of the
city.
A. Permitted Discharges;
1. Written permission by the property owner shall be given to any person
prior to the discharge of a firearm or bow on his/her property.
2. When recreational target shooting is conducted, the projectile shall be
directed at a target with a backstop of sufficient size, strength and density
to stop and control the projectile.
3. When discharging a firearm or bow, the projectile shall not carry
beyond the property line.
4. A landowner or a member of a landowner's immediate family, however, may use
a firearm or a high-powered firearm up to a .22 caliber rim fire for the purpose of
protecting livestock from an unprotected predator, destroying nuisance raccoons,
when open season, and nuisance unprotected birds and animals within the rural
areas of the city.
5. State of Minnesota Firearms Safety Certification classes and Law Enforcement
may discharge high powered firearms for the purpose of certification and
training.
B. Prohibited Discharges:
1. No person shall discharge a firearm within five hundred feet (500') of any
residence or a bow within one hundred fifty feet (150') of any residence
except with the written permission of the property owner.
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2. No person shall discharge a firearm or bow on public property owned or
operated by the city, county, state or school district except as provided in City
3. The discharge of a rifle or handgun shall not be allowed within the city.
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