An Ocala property owner is asking for special permission to convert a former sand mine into a new, private, members-only, outdoor shooting range that would feature pistol and rifle ranges, as well as multiple training bays.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to grant a special use permit for a new private, members-only outdoor shooting range in northeast Ocala.
The proposed 10-acre facility, located at 3805 NE 77th Street, is situated within a General Agriculture (A-1) zoning district, roughly a half-mile north of State Road 326. Property owner Douglas Ray Marcum…