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11 <br />From: <br />Patricia J. McGuire <br />To: <br />Perdita Holtz <br />Cc: <br />Martin Roupe; Christina Moon <br />Subject: <br />RE: UDO Text Amendment that Applies to the Rural Buffer - Home Occupation Standards <br />Date: <br />Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:40:00 PM <br />Dear Perdita, <br />Carrboro staff have a few comments and suggestions for the ordinance revisions: <br />1) There appear to be benefits associated with offering additional economic opportunities to <br />properties in the Rural Buffer and elsewhere in the county, so long as such uses are <br />consistent with the purposes of the zoning districts otherwise. <br />2) You might consider expanding the use of performance standards as a means of limiting <br />further or reducing entirely the exclusion of specific uses. Such standards could specify <br />screening, sizing, siting, or parking provisions that would mitigate the impacts that presently <br />necessitate excluding them entirely. <br />3) You might consider clarifying the traffic generation provisions to distinguish between traffic <br />generated by the use and traffic generated in support of the use. Are the regulations <br />intended to allow or prohibit a resident from operating a single —truck tractor - trailor <br />business from their home, for example? If only a single driver /single -truck use was <br />considered acceptable, but a larger trucking operation was not, perhaps the vehicle storage, <br />number of employees and screening requirements could be modified accordingly? <br />4) You might consider clarifying whether outdoor storage includes the storage or parking of <br />vehicles that are used in conjunction with a home occupation. <br />Thanks for the opportunity to review. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have a question. <br />Trish <br />Patricia J. McGuire, AICP, CZO, CFM <br />Planning Director <br />Town of Carrboro <br />30I W. Main Street <br />Carrboro, North Carolina 275I0 <br />350 54' 4I ", -790 04' 39" <br />9I9 -9I8 -7327 (T) /9I9 -9I8 -4454 (F) <br />gmc it (t 7. ci.carrboro.nc.us http: / /townofcarrboro orQ <br />