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Georgetown DelawareUnited States
The Sussex County Board of Adjustment has denied an application for a gun range near the intersection of Route 9 and Gravel Hill Road east of Georgetown.
At its May 3 meeting, the board voted 4-0 against the proposal. Making the motion for denial, board member Kevin Carson said the applicant did not demonstrate that the gun range would not have a substantial impact on surrounding neighborhoods.
Applicant and property owner John Legg had applied for a special-use exception for a rifle or pistol range for the property at 20093 Gravel Hill Road, south of Route 9. Legg, who has owned the property for 12 years, runs a construction business from the site. A special-use exception was required because a gun range is not a permitted use in AR-1, agricultural-residential, zoning.