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She said the permitted non-resident employees will increase from 2 to 3, and the permitted visitors will increase to 3 at one time, not to exceed 6 per day. Ashley Moncado said major home occupations will allow for up to 50 percent of the residential dwelling to be used toward the home occupation and will allow up to 6 non-resident employees on site. She said accessory structures will be permitted up to 2500 square feet on tracts 5 to 10 acres in size, and up to 3000 square feet on tracts 11 acres or more. She said standards for the major home occupations will allow for 8 visitors at one time, not exceeding 15 per day. Ashley Moncado noted that the load capacity standard for vehicles will be changed to a gross vehicle weight, and the revised standards will accommodate the use of standard and larger sized pickup trucks. Andrea Rohrabacher arrived at 7:10 pm. Planning Board Chair Pete Hallenbeck invited questions from the Board. Commissioner Gordon asked where section 419 of the building code is located. Ashley Moncado said the reference to this is located at the end of the amendment form. Commissioner Gordon said she is looking for the actual section. Ashley Moncado said this was not included. (Michael Harvey made copies of the missing document and distributed this to the Commissioners and the Planning Board.) Commissioner Pelissier referred to the standards of evaluation on page 15. She noted the uses not permitted and the wording in section B regarding the standards of evaluation. She asked if it was possible for some of the non-permitted uses to actually meet the standards of evaluation. She cited the example of a plumber who once resided in her neighborhood, but was not disruptive. She asked if standards of evaluation could be used, with no automatic non-permitted uses. Ashley Moncado said this was a topic at the last planning board meeting. She said this language was in the UDO to prevent the possibility of a resident using their property as a main center and having too much storage or warehousing on site, or creating increased traffic count. She said the standards proposed tonight may be able to accommodate those uses and prevent them from being unpermitted. She said this is a topic for further discussion. Commissioner Rich thanked the planning department for the robust conversation. She asked about the statement that prohibits the use of a home base for constructing or building anything. She asked if constructing bookcases for a client in a garage shop would be considered building something in a home based business. Ashley Moncado said she did not believe this was prohibited in the UDO. She said there were concerns for operating a building construction contracting business out of the home. She said if someone came forward wanting to build furniture, this would be allowed if the resident met the regulations and did not exceed outdoor storage space or other standards. Commissioner Price referred to the chart on page 2. She noted that the second blue box, under standards of evaluation says "body shop, hauling, and building." Ashley Moncado said this is just a general comment as part of a summary chart to use in referencing the amendments in attachment 2. Commissioner Price asked if these standards are for the rural buffer or the rural area in general. She said some of the standards are very restrictive and would not matter in a rural area. She questioned whether this might hurt rural people, rather than help them in the effort to open a home business.