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600K 108 FAA -76 No zoning code, including the county's code, could specifically list every possible use. However, the code does address all uses. Every possible use is either specifically listed or unlisted in the zoning code. According to the zoning code, an unlisted use, such as the proposed indoor gun range, .. shall be considered the same as the [listed] use having the most similar characteristics". Therefore, the code sets forth specifically listed uses to which all other uses (unlisted uses) are compared and matched (see attachment #5). In this way, all uses are matched to a listed use, and no potential use is left unaddressed and in regulatory "limbo". According to the code, once an unlisted use is matched with its most similar listed use, the unlisted use is deemed to be allowed in the same zoning district(s) in which the similar use is allowed. Furthermore, the unlisted use is deemed to be subject to the same criteria and approval process (e.g. permitted use, administrative permit or special exception) as the similar listed use. The code also sets forth criteria for determining the most similar listed use for a given unlisted use. Those criteria include review of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code to determine general classification of uses, and other factors including: traffic, parking requirements, compatibility with surrounding land uses, noise, lighting and visual impacts, hours of operation, and intensity of use. SIC Code/Zoning Code Relationship The SIC code forms the basis for the use categories and sub -categories specified in all of the county's zoning district use table regulations. Use of the SIC code for such purposes is common in many jurisdictions and has been used by Indian River County since 1985. The SIC code categorizes and groups uses from an economictindustrial standpoint. Such an approach generally works well for planning and zoning purposes for most use categories and sub -categories. However, in certain instances the county's zoning code makes some distinctions between uses that the SIC code does not. For example, the SIC code makes no distinction between indoor and outdoor commercial amusement and recreation uses. However, based upon factors such as compatibility with surrounding land uses, noise, lighting, and visual impacts, the county's zoning code separates such uses into two categories: enclosed (indoor) and unenclosed. Such a distinction between indoor and outdoor is made so that restrictions and conditions can be placed upon outdoor uses that are unnecessary for indoor uses. Classifying the Indoor Gun Range Use In the SIC code, various gun range type uses are listed under one general category and two of its sub -categories, as follows: [General Category]: Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation Services A. [Sub -Category]: Membership Sports and Recreation Clubs (Specific Uses): (1) Gun clubs, membership (2) Shooting clubs, membership B. [Sub -Category]: Amusement and Recreation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified (Specific Uses): (1) Shooting galleries (2) Shooting ranges, operation of (3) Skeet shooting facilities, except membership clubs The county's zoning code commercial use table corresponds to the above referenced SIC code general category and its two referenced sub -categories as follows: IC Code 1. "Membership Amusement and Recreation Services ........... "Amusement and Recreation" =. "Membership Sports and Recreation Clubs" ....................... "Membership Sports and Recreation" "Amusement and Recreation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified"..........................................................................."Enclosed Commercial Amusements", and "Unenclosed Commercial Amusements Except Miniature Golf Corses and Driving Ranges" FEBRUARY 16, 1999