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4 residential areas, and the narrow scope of the amendment. (See attached minutes). Comments from 12/2/96 Board of Commissioners Meeting The Board of Commissioners considered the proposed amendment on December 2, 1996. The following changes were suggested: Italicized text summarizes revisions proposed to address these issues. • reduce size of signs The maximum sign area allowed is reduced from sixteen square feet to six square feet. allowing a size of 2'x 3'. This area is larger than the four square foot (2' x 2') size limit for home occupation signs, but is considerably small than the 16 square foot (4' x 4') limit applicable to church signs and entrance signs for residential developments. • require on-site parking The Standards of Evaluation have been revised to explicitly state that all parking must be on-site. • minimize off-site impacts such as noise The standards of evaluation have been revised to specify a noise limit of 50 decibels at the property line in daytime hours (7•00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) and 45 decibels in evening hours (7•00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.). These limits are currently used in the Zoning Ordinance and Economic Development Districts Deign Manual to minimize impacts of commercial use on adjacent residential property. A noise level of fifty decibels is generally characterized as quiet. Examples include : light automobile traffic at 100 feet, and daytime activity in suburban and rural residential areas. • limit the use to rural or farm areas The Permitted Use Table has been revised to limit the residential zoning districts within which a Special Use Permit may be requested to the Rural Residential, Agricultural Residential, and Rural Buffer Zoning Districts. In addition, the Standards of Evaluation have been revised to require a minimum lot size of five acres. This acreage limit, combined with a cap of 150 persons, renders the 30-