HomeMy WebLinkAbout2387 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. cY3S7
A RESOLUTION designating certain areas of the City of Pasco where
shotgun hunting is authorized during the appropriate
hunting season
WHEREAS, P M C 9 24 030 prohibits the discharge of firearms in
the City, except under specific conditions, and,
WHEREAS, shotgun hunting during appropriate seasons can be
permitted by the City Council by resolution, and,
WHEREAS, certain areas of the community due to location and the
lack of surrounding development could be safely utilized for hunting,
and,
WHEREAS, the owner of property shown in "Exhibit #1" has
requested permission to hunt on his farm, and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed this request and
determined that due to the lack of urban development, shotgun hunting
on properties shown in "Exhibit #1" would not create a safety hazard or
become a public nuisance to the community, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pasco does
hereby designate that portion of Section 12, Township 9 North, Range 28
East described as follows
Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12, Township 9 North,
Range 28 East, W M said point being the intersection of said East line
of Section 12 and the South R-O-W line of Dent Road, Thence
Southerly along the East line of said Section 12 to the Northeast corner
of the Southeast quarter of said Section 12, Thence Westerly along the
North line of the Southeast quarter of said Section12 to the Northwest
corner of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section
12, Thence Southerly along the West line of the Northeast quarter of
the Southeast quarter of said Section 12 to the intersection with the
South line of the North half of the Southeast quarter of said Section 12
Thence westerly along said line a distance of 808 94 feet plus or minus,
Thence Northerly along a line bearing North 05 degrees 20 minutes zero
seconds, East, for a distance of 1,772 feet to a point on the East line of
the West half of the West half of the Northeast quarter of said Section
12 Thence Northerly along said line bearing North 01 degrees, 18
minutes, zero seconds East, to the intersection with the South R-O-W
line of Dent Road, Thence Easterly along the south R-O-W line of Dent
Road to the Point of Beginning
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 6th day of July,
1998
Charles D Kilbury, ayor
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Catherine Seaman,
Deputy City Clerk
Leland B Kerr, City Attorney
and shown in "Exhibit #1", for shotgun hunting activities with the
following conditions
(1) Hunting shall be permitted with shotguns only dunng such times
as hunting is legally permitted by the State Department of Wildlife,
(2) The use of shotguns slugs are prohibited,
(3) Hunting shall be limited to upland game birds and water fowl,
(4) No hunting shall be permitted within 250 yards of a residential
dwelling or a publicly maintained roadway,
(5) This designation and approval shall be for personal hunting only,
no commercial hunting activities shall be permitted,
(6) If hunting becomes a nuisance due to noise or other factors, the
City Council may reconsider the hunting privileges granted herein,