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33 <br />Proposed standards bare <br />EXPANDED HOME BASED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES <br />througleut Orange county <br />Ed -rvng standards <br />Contained w1th %ti the WO <br />narrowly deli ed home <br />based business <br />Opp- tunifles <br />1 (Staffapproa�al) <br />Frvpased standards to be <br />added to the Uo <br />(class 8 SUP- Board of <br />Adlttsfinent) <br />Exempt I I Minor Horne I ` Major Home <br />i Occupation I Occupation <br />&&song process can <br />&I umd for <br />r"idc ntiw pM -4y <br />(Reavniryend <br />MwA SUP -WCQ <br />Erlsbng process for <br />ontyspedfradarms <br />of Me county <br />(AcMityAWes) <br />Residential Increase in intensity Non-Residential <br />(Rural) [ (Urban) 1 <br />r <br />November Quarterly Public Hearing <br />At the November 25, 2013 Quarterly Public Hearing, the Board of County Commissioners and Planning <br />Board provided the following comments regarding the proposed home occupation text amendment: <br />• Minor home occupation regulations should incorporate existing standards without any <br />modifications. All proposed revisions allowing for an increase in employees, square footage <br />allowances, and size of accessory structures shall be through the major home occupation <br />process requiring a Special Use Permit. <br />• Concerns with existing standards requiring screening and buffering of accessory structures used <br />in the home occupation. <br />• Concerns with existing standards regarding the appearance of a residential accessory structure. <br />• Concerns regarding proposed standards being too restrictive and creating a financial burden on <br />business owners. <br />• Concerns with trade uses, including plumbing, electrical, and building contracting, not being <br />permitted as a home occupation. <br />• Concerns regarding setback standards for outdoor storage space used in a major home <br />occupation. <br />Recognizing that a number of items needed to be addressed, staff recommended bringing the item back <br />to the Planning Board for review at the December 4, 2013 meeting and return a recommendation in <br />time for the February 18, 2014 regular BOCC meeting. <br />3 <br />