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Proposed Amendment Summary <br />Existing language to remain within the referenced section of the UDO <br />Proposed language to be added within the referenced section of the UDO <br />Existing language to be revised within the referenced section of the UDO <br />Proposed Standards <br />Minor Home Occupations <br />Major Home Occupations <br />Item <br />Existing Standards <br />Outdoor Storage <br />Existing standards allow up to 500 square <br />Existing standards will remain. <br />Proposed standards will allow for up to 500 square feet of <br />Space <br />feet of outdoor storage space in the RB, <br />AR, and R -1 zoning districts with <br />outdoor storage space with landscape standards. Setback <br />standards will be determined with the approved Special <br />Sections <br />5.5.3(A)(2)(b)(iv) <br />landscape and setback standards. <br />Use Permit. <br />5.5.3(A)(2)(c)(iv) <br />Special Events <br />Current standards require all proposed <br />special events to follow the Class B Special <br />Proposed standards will allow for all special events planned, conducted, and affiliated with a 501(c)3 <br />nonprofit organization or government entity to be exempt from the special event review and permitting <br />Section <br />5.43 <br />Use Permit process. <br />process. <br />Permitted Uses <br />Current standards do not permit building, <br />electrical, plumbing, mechanical, grading, <br />Proposed revisions will allow these uses to operate in a residential district with an approved home <br />occupation permit. <br />Section 5.5.3(A)(2) <br />or other construction contracting as home <br />occupations. <br />Vehicle Weight <br />Currently, there shall be no use of a <br />vehicle with a load capacity in excess of <br />Revisions will allow for the use of vehicles up to a gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds to be used in <br />connection with the home occupation. <br />Sections <br />5.5.3(A)(2)(b)(ii) <br />one ton used in connection with the home <br />5.5.3(A)(2)(c)(ii <br />occupation <br />Definitions <br />Existing standards define home <br />occupation as an accessory business use, <br />Proposed standards define a minor home <br />occupation as an accessory business use which <br />Major home occupations will be defined as an accessory <br />business use which is owned and operated by the <br />Article 10 <br />which is owned or operated by the <br />is owned or operated by the resident of a <br />resident of the property, located on a single parcel of land <br />resident of residentially -zoned property, <br />residentially -zoned property and is clearly <br />at least five acres in size in the AR and R -1 zoning districts, <br />which business is clearly incidental and <br />incidental and subordinate to the principal <br />and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal <br />subordinate to the principal residential <br />residential use of the property. <br />residential use of the property. Major home occupations, <br />use of the property. <br />which do not meet the standards of a minor home <br />occupation, shall accommodate for larger scale accessory <br />business uses by allowing for an increase in square <br />footage, number of onsite employees, students, <br />customers, clients, and annual events with an approved <br />Class B Special Use Permit. <br />Existing language to remain within the referenced section of the UDO <br />Proposed language to be added within the referenced section of the UDO <br />Existing language to be revised within the referenced section of the UDO <br />