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Hunting and Discharge of Weapons Ordinance No. 124B <br />within the City of Gem Lake. <br /> <br />b. The property owner(s) must apply for the permit on a form approved by the City. The <br />application must include written consent of the owners of all parcels within 300 feet of the <br />proposed hunting land. The applicant must submit a map of the property proposed for hunting, <br />showing the size of the parcel, expected shooting areas, and the location of ground blinds and/or <br />deer stands if applicable, and the location of any buildings on the property and adjacent property. <br /> <br />c. All documents stated in 4.4.b must be delivered to the City no less than one (1) week <br />before the City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />c.d. The permit holder must notify all landowners bordering their property of the dates and <br />locations of the hunt. <br /> <br />Multiple properties may join into an application for a hunting permit, provided that the combined <br />properties are contiguous, combine to be 5 acres or larger, all property owners are on the <br />application, and will allow for a contiguous safe hunting area. All owners must join the application <br />if properties are comb <br /> <br />e. The City Council, in granting the permit, shall establish boundaries for the hunting area on <br />the property which shall be sufficient to protect public safety, but in no event shall it be less than <br />300 feet from any home or, garage, or less than 1,000 feet from any school. The City Council may <br />further limit hunting areas within the specified parcel of property, andproperty and attach other <br />conditions to the hunting permit deemed necessary to protect the public safety and welfare. <br /> <br />d.f. Multiple properties may join into an application for a hunting permit, provided that the <br />combined properties are contiguous, combine to be 5 acres or larger, all property owners are on the <br />application, and will allow for a contiguous safe hunting area. <br /> <br />g. A landowner obtaining a hunting permit is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the <br />permit are observed. If a permit is approved by the City Council, the landowner must post a cash <br />security of $500.00 before the permit is issued. If there is a complaint or report that permit terms <br />were violated during the hunt, the City Council shall hold a hearing on the complaint and report, <br />after giving the affected owner at least ten (10) days' notice of the hearing. If following the hearing <br />the City Council concludes that a permit violation did occur, the Council may require that some or <br />all of the cash security be forfeited to the City, in the Council's discretion. <br /> <br />4.1.2 The property owner(s) must apply for the permission a form approved by the City. The <br />application must be accompanied by a petition on an approved city form showing the written <br />consent of the owners of all parcels within 300 feet of a proposed deer stand. The applicant must <br />submit a map of the property proposed for deer hunting, showing the size of the parcel, the <br />proposed locations of deer stands and expected shooting lanes, and the location of any buildings on <br />the property and adjacent property with a map scale showing the distance in feet from the deer <br />stand to owner's homes on adjacent lots. The permit holder must notify all land owners bordering <br />their property of the dates of the hunt and locations of the deer stands. <br />4.1.3 <br /> <br />4.1.4 A landowner obtaining a hunting permit is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the <br />permit are observed. If a permit is approved by the City Council, the landowner must post a cash <br />security of $500.00 before the permit is issued. If there is a complaint or report that permit terms <br />were violated during the hunt, the City Council shall hold a hearing on the complaint and report, <br />after giving the affected owner at least fourteen (14) days' notice of the hearing. If following the <br />hearing the City Council concludes that a permit violation did occur, the Council may require that <br />some or all of the cash security be forfeited to the City, in the Council's discretion. <br /> <br />4.1.5 The maximum duration of a hunting permit shall be three weeks, one hunt per property owner per year. Such weeks must appear on the permit. A permit may authorize the discharge and