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� <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: June 11, 2012 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: North Heights Lutheran Church Special Permit for Recreational Archery <br />Requested Action <br />Motion to direct the City Administrator to issue a special permit to North Heights Lutheran Church <br />that would allow outdoor recreational archery classes to be conducted on their property at 1700 <br />Snelling Avenue N, subject to the conditions in the June 11, 2012, memo to the City Council <br />Back�round <br />North Heights Lutheran Church (NHLC) holds periodic youth activities and suinmer camps at <br />their facility at 1700 Snelling Avenue N. In the past indoor archery activities for participants <br />have been held. NHLC is now requesting a special permit that would allow the recreational <br />archery classes to be conducted outside, in the parking area on the property. <br />The City's Code classifies bows and arrows as deadly weapons, and as such, prohibits their <br />discharge in the City. The Code also allows the City Council to issue special permits to clubs and <br />organizations for shooting bow and arrows on lands owned by the club or organization. The City <br />Council may attach conditions and regulations to the special permit for the suitable protection of <br />persons and property. <br />City ofArden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for June I1, 2012 <br />P: IPZanninglCity Council Memos12012106-11-12 -CC Regular Meeting - Archery Range Special Permit - Memo.docx <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />