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The following is a quote from the owner who named the property “Black Creek Sporting Club” and incorporated it through an LLC.

“It’s just a shell company I created for asset protection and to limit liability,” Byatt explained. “I was thinking about someday renting it out to groups, or offering camping and canoeing.”

If I interpret the above correctly that's a business and he didn't have zoning permits to run a business there. I am not against his having a gun range but if your local area requires your "business" to have a zoning permit then you get one. I interpret his actions as a business. I wonder if he has a tax id number for his business. If you are going to rent it out you are a business.

I personally am glad that the property owner still has his gun range but really, this was a business. He set up an LLC for liability protection and he charges money for shooting his guns. This was not a family gun range where you let a few friends come in. I have a family gun range, I let a few friends use it, I don't charge and it is not an LLC. The property is titled in mine and my wife's name.
I do like the idea that Florida penalizes government employees directly for improper posting and harassment of individuals. I also wish that I had the guns this guy has and that it would be legal to buy a modern automatic weapon just like I buy a semi-auto. Dream on.