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3~7 <br />2. In RB, AR and R~l zoning districts where the minimum <br />lot size is 200,000 sq. ft. or less, add the following: <br />a. Limitations on the size of a detached accessory <br />`-"~ structure .in which a home occupation is conducted to <br />;' 1,000 sq. ft. <br />b. A requirement that the accessory structure as well <br />.as off-street parking be screened by means of an <br />evergreen hedge or a combination of a stockade fence <br />and deciduous plant materials. <br />c. Limitations on the effects of odor and electrical <br />interference on adjoining properties. <br />d. A requirement that outside storage of materials must <br />be screened and the storage area limited to 500 sq. <br />ft. <br />e. Limitations on traffic and off-street parking as <br />described in #l above. <br />3. In RH, AR and R-1 zoning districts where the minimum <br />lot size is over 200,000 sq. ft., add the following: <br />a. A requirement concerning screening as described in <br />#2-b above. <br />b. Limitations on the effects of odor or electrical <br />interference on adjoining properties. <br />One of the major additions was an effort to be more <br />specific in the requirements for application materials. In <br />addition to the present application, there must be a full <br />description of the nature and extent of the home <br />occupation. <br />A provision is also being added that allows the Planning <br />Staff to add conditions to the approval after the review <br />of the application materials much like conditions which <br />can be recommended by the Planning Board and approved by <br />the Commissioners. Those conditions must address specific <br />deficiencies in the application or address some specific <br />impact which may result from the operation of the home <br />occupation such as hours of operation, number of vehicles <br />which can be parked on the premises, etc. <br />Another provision is that once the permit is in a form for <br />approval, the applicant must also sign the permit. This <br />serves as real evidence that the applicant has reviewed <br />and agrees with. the conditions of approval. <br />A sketch has also been provided which indicates guidelines <br />in the preparation of a site plan. <br />Henry Morris stated that he felt an auto repair shop <br />should not be considered a home occupation and also that a <br />home occupation should not be permitted in a development <br />which is served by a private road. <br />