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(NRA), a 900' (300 yard) radius shotfall zone is recommended. The applicant has revised his original design to provide a 900' shotfall zone, and has indicated that the proposed sporting clay use will be managed from the one platform area depicted on the revised plan. In addition. the applicant has provided more detailed information on the type of shot and amount of powder used for the proposed sporting clay use. The information provided indicates that a #71/2 shotgun pellet will travel a maximum of 627' in a neutral wind environment. The 900' radius recommended by the NRA allows for wind and provides a 273"'safety zone". Based on this information, staff's concerns regarding shotfall safety use have been reasonably addressed, provided that site use is restricted to sporting clay use and limited to #71/2 shot or smaller. In addition to the shotfall zone safety design, the applicant will be implementing other safety measures. These measures include posting of the safety rules having a safety officer on the range during all activity, limiting the use of the range to members and special events (not public at large), and prohibiting alcohol. Environmental Health As was the case with the permitting of the county's outdoor gun range, environmental impacts of lead ammunition must be addressed. This is an issue that would typically be addressed by the Department of Environmental Protection or the St. John's River Water Management District. Since there are no jurisdictional wetlands on the site, lead impacts on a wetland environment are not a concern in this case. Furthermore, the applicant's consulting engineer has indicated that the project will be exempt from St. John s River Water Management District permit criteria. While the applicant will not be subject to the same regulatory permitting as the county gun range, the applicant has agreed to meet lead management criteria similar to what the county has been required to meet. The applicant's proposed lead management program includes the following: a. Construction of a diversion swale along the project site's south property line to collect site sheet -flow runoff so that it does not leave the project site and enter an existing ditch located south of the site. That ditch is located along the northern perimeter of the Buffer Preserve (see attached drawings). Construction of this swale is intended to address one of several concerns expressed by the Buffer Preserve manager (see attachment #6). b. Monitoring of the soil's pH within the shotfall zone on a monthly basis. Neutralization of the soils as required. c. Installation of two shallow monitoring wells and the testing of lead on a quarterly basis d. Performing lead reclamation, as required. NOVEMBER 14, 2000 -70- BK 116PG082