9.12.026 Maps—Absolute restriction upon use of firearms and bows and arrows—Airguns, shotguns, muzzle loaders, and bows and arrows only.

(1)    Maps depicting areas where there is an absolute restriction upon the use of firearms and bows and arrows (“no shooting” areas) and where airguns, shotguns, muzzle loaders, and bows and arrows only may be fired (“limited shooting” areas) are adopted and certified copies thereof are filed with the Clark County auditor. Where boundaries of no shooting or limited shooting areas are roadways, the whole of the roadway is within the most restrictive area.

(2)    For clarification:

(a)    The following is a legal description of the east boundary of the Vancouver Lake Lowlands limited shooting area:

Beginning where the north boundary of Clark County is overpassed by the Centerline of the Burlington Northern Railway bridge, thence southerly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern tracks to its intersection with the north boundary line of the town of Ridgefield, thence west along the north boundary line of the town of Ridgefield to a point in the middle of Lake River, thence southeasterly along the center of Lake River and the west boundary line of the town of Ridgefield to its intersection with the south boundary of the town of Ridgefield, thence east along the south boundary of the town of Ridgefield to its intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern tracks, thence southerly along the centerline of the Burlington Northern tracks to its intersection with the southwesterly extension of the centerline of NW 122nd Street, thence west along the centerline of NW 122nd Street and its southwesterly extension to its intersection with the east bank of Lake River, thence generally southeast along the east bank of Lake River and continuing southeast along the east bank of Vancouver Lake following the Vancouver City Limits to a point where property on the south bank of Vancouver Lake is owned by Clark County and/or the State of Washington for parks, open space or wildlife management purposes.

(b)    The following areas adopted as a part of the County Comprehensive Growth Management Plan are designated as “no shooting” areas:

(i)    Unincorporated areas within adopted urban growth boundaries.

(ii)    Unincorporated areas within adopted rural center boundaries. (Sec. 7 of Ord. 1995-12-31; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-09-13; amended by Sec. 2 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2009-09-03)