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02/02/1998 13:53 6086436500 THE RAFFETTO GROUP PAGE 02 Roxbury Valley Trap Club, Inc. Rezoning & Conditional Use Requests Prepared by: Allen M.Raffetto February 1, 1998 SHORT SUMMARY; Rezoning(#7130)and CUPS(#1475)are to change RE-1 to B-1 with CUPs and A-2 to RE-1 with CUP. (details on site plan). Although the clubhouse area was zoned RE-1 in 1982,only the clubhouse and parking area are in the RE-1 district The trap field is currently zoned A-2. To bring existing uses into compliance,the clubhouse and peeking areas will be a B-1 district with CUPs fbr recreational uses lighted at night The trap shooting range will be RE.-1 with CUPs for the trap shooting range, alcoholic beverages sold by the drink,and outside recreational facilities lighted at night. These CUPs will previde for uses associated with periodic fundingraising events open to the public,while the B-I permits for these and other restaurant/tavern type uses. Reason for Rezoning& Conditional Use Reauest The purpose of the request for rezoning and the conditional use permit is to allow the continuation of the use of the property as a trap club and trapshooting facility. The land is leased by the Roxbury Valley Trap Club, Inc from Harriet Kippley. The property is currently zoned as RE-1 (Parcel B)and A-2(Parcel C). The request is being made to rezone that portion described as parcel B to B-1 and that portion described as Parcel C to RE-1. The details of this request appear in the Zoning Sketch and Site Plan(revised 1/9/98). The area where the trapshooting takes place is within Parcel C on the northern portion of the site plan. To raise funds the club has periodic events, which are open to the public(e.g., Sunday morning breakfasts, a smelt feed, chicken barbecues). These take place on the southern portion of the property within and around the clubhouse area and the parking lot (Parcel B), and so a request is being made for B-1 zoning in that area. The requests do not involve any anticipated development of facilities or activities. clulzHistory and Activitie The history of the club goes back an estimated 40 years when a few area residents would gather on a piece of land owned by Vernon and Harriet Kippley to do some informal clay target shooting. Interest in more formal trapshooting grew over time and on May 5, 1975 the Roxbury Valley Trap Club was incorporated in Wisconsin. For its entire existence the club has operated with a single trap field (i.e., one trap house with 5 shooting stations having lanes from 16 to 25 yards) located on the Kippley property(Mr. Kippley passed away in early September and the property is now leased from Mrs. Kippley). Membership has grown over the years to its current level of over 100 family memberships. Some family memberships extend through four generations. The Trap Club is affiliated with the National Rifle Association, which necessitates that it complies with operating and safety regulations stipulated by the NRA. The trap field conforms to the specifications of the Amateur Trapshooting Association(ATA). The ATA also publishes operating rules and regulations for shooting events, which are fDllowed by the Club. Rules and regulations are outlined in a subsequent section. Regular shooting at the club takes place on Sundays throughout the year, typically from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Breakfasts are served to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to