Hello Sgt. Thomas Deasy,
I'm the General Manager of a small manufacturing company in Taylor, MI. I am currently preparing the Federal form [ATF Form 7 (5310.12)] to obtain a Federal Firearm License to Manufacture from the BATFE so that we may begin manufacturing firearms and components of firearms.
One of the items on the form pertains to local laws and ordinances(Item #27). After some research and telephone calls to Lori Sell who is the zoning supervisor of Taylor (734-374-1572) and also to Executive Director of the Planning Department, Joseph R. Nardone's office (734-374-2745), it was brought to my attention that Taylor has just revised it's ordinance code and there is an item within the code (Section 20.01) that states:
(a) The establishment of a regulated use listed below (whether the use is primary, secondary, or
accessory) is prohibited if the use will be within a 1,000 foot radius of another regulated use:
(1) Adult regulated uses, as listed in Section 20.05(c) Classification.
(2) Firearms dealers (where over ten percent (10%) of the business revenues are generated by
the sale of firearms) distributors, repair shops, firing ranges (only in an enclosed building),
and similar establishments.
(3) Pawn shops.
(4) Tattoo parlor.
(b) The establishment of a regulated use listed in (a) above (whether the use is primary,
secondary, or accessory) is prohibited if the use will be within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following:
(1) Church , religious institution, or building used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.
(2) Public or private elementary or secondary school, vocational school, special education
school, junior college or university.
(3) Any Single-Family Residential District , Multiple-Family Residential District or Midtown
District.
(4) Lot or parcel in residential use.
(5) Public park.
Here is a link to the ordinance code in it's entirety.
http://www.cityoftaylor.com/files/econdev/zoningordinance09.pdf
It was my understanding that according to ACT 319 of 1990, [MCL 123.1102] no local unit of government shall enact or enforce any law or ordinance pertaining to firearms or components of firearms and therefor the section of Taylors ordinance code I listed above is unenforceable.
Therefore it is my interpretation that the city of Taylor has no legal grounds to prohibit the manufacture or distribution of firearms within the city and I can can move forward with my application for my manufacturing license from the BATFE. Do you agree?
Sincerely,
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