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47 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE: ZONING ORDINANCE REFERENCE: ARTICLE 6.16.6 Home Occupations ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: _X_Staff _X_Planning Board X BOCC Public Other: STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: _X_High Middle Low Comment: PUBLIC HEARING DATE:May 28, 1996 The existing home occupation regulations are contained in Article 6.16.6.1 through 6.16.6.4: 6.16.6.1 provides standards for zoning districts with a minimum lot size of 1/2 acre or less 6.16.6.2 provides standards for lots smaller than 200,000 square feet(4.6 acres) in the AR, RB, and R-1 zoning districts. 6.16.6.3 provides standards for larger than 200,000 square feet in the AR, RB, and R-1 zoning districts. 6.16.6.4 contains application and approval procedures There are currently 114 approved home occupations in Orange County. Seventy-five(66%) are contained entirely within the residence and do not utilize an accessory building or outdoor storage area. The remaining 39 involve an accessory structure. The size of accessory structures range from 25 to 2000 square feet, and average 941 square feet. Six utilize some outdoor storage area With the exception of several uses located in Wildwood Subdivision, all of the home occupations are located in either the AR, RB or R-1 zoning districts. A list of home occupation which have been approved by the Planning Staff, including the type of business,lot size and the size of accessory buildings is attached. Issues relating to home occupations have been raised on several occasions in the past few years,particularly in relation to the type of activity and the location of accessory buildings. Proposed revisions were presented for public hearing in 1992 and 1995,but were not adopted due to the preference of the Board of Commissioners to deal with the home occupation provisions as a whole,rather than modifying particular standards.