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78 <br /> notification process. All of this information and proposed revisions/amendments are <br /> included in the previously noted attachments. <br /> (The Board determined to move and vote on all three Zoning Ordinance <br /> Amendments at the same time.) <br /> (2)'Home Occupations <br /> Presentation by Mary Willis. <br /> This item is to consider amendment of Zoning Ordinance provisions relating to <br /> home occupations. <br /> The existing home occupation regulations are contained in Article 6.16.6.1 through <br /> 6.16.6.4: <br /> 6.16.6.1 provides standards for zoning districts with a minimum lot size of 1/2 <br /> acre or less <br /> 6.16.6.2 provides standards for lots smaller than 200,000 square feet(4.6 acres) <br /> in the AR,RB,and R-1 zoning districts <br /> 6.16.6.3 provides standards for larger than 200,000 square feet in the AR,RB, <br /> and R-1 zoning districts <br /> 6.16.6.4 contains application and approval procedures <br /> Issues relating to home occupations have been raised on several occasions in the past <br /> few years,particularly in relation to the type of activity and the location of accessory <br /> buildings.Proposed revisions were presented for public hearing in 1992 and 1995, <br /> but were not adopted due to the preference of the Board of Commissioners to deal <br /> with the home occupation provisions as a whole,rather than modifying particular <br /> standards. <br /> The proposed amendment seeks to clarify the intent of home occupations regulation, <br /> provided greater emphasis on performance standards,and simplify the text. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends that the proposed amendment be advertised for <br /> public hearing on May 28, 1996. <br /> Willis reviewed the proposed amendment and provisions which are attachments to <br /> these minutes on pages . She noted that the key changes specify what will <br /> not be classified as home occupations. There are also particular standards being <br /> proposed for traffic generation. There are some home occupations that would <br /> become non-conforming with respect to use. However,most of the existing home <br /> occupations would remain conforming. A list of the types of home occupations <br /> existing is attached to these minutes on pages <br /> Walters asked about the home occupations that would become non-conforming and <br /> how they would continued. Willis responded that if the home occupation that was <br /> non-conforming was discontinued, another non-conforming could not be <br /> established. If a non-conforming use was discontinued for six months to one year,it <br /> could not be reestablished. <br /> Brooks asked the relationship between these guidelines and what is being done by <br /> Chapel Hill. Willis responded that the County's jurisdiction does not overlap with <br /> Chapel Hill. They have their own ordinance. <br />