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51 <br />Allow for increase in square footage allowances for residential dwelling units and <br />accessory structures <br />Removal of the daily trip maximum and delivery cap <br />Modification in the permitted weight of vehicles used in conjunction with the home <br />occupation <br />Existing Standards <br />Concern: Current standards do not address the permitting of special events including the <br />Orange County Open Studio Tour <br />Proposed Standards <br />- Allow for the review and permitting of events through Section 5.4.3, Special Events <br />- Allow for the exemption of nonprofit or government organized events from the special <br />event and Class B Special Use Permit review process <br />Existing Standards <br />Concern: Standards may be restricting the art community and operation of individual art studios <br />Proposed Standards <br />Provide the capacity to support and accommodate individual art studios <br />- Development of a larger (major) home occupation category <br />- Increase in square footage allowances, number of onsite employees, daily trip counts, <br />visitors, and deliveries, <br />- Address the permitting of special events <br />Public Notification <br />Completed in accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO <br />- Newspaper legal ads for 2 successive weeks <br />Joint Planning Area Partners <br />Proposed amendments provided on November 7, 2013 <br />- No comments have been received. <br />Recommendation <br />• To receive the proposal to amend the Unified Development Ordinance. <br />• Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br />the proposed amendment. <br />• Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br />returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the January 23, 2014 BOCC <br />regular meeting. <br />• Adjourn the public hearing until January 23, 2014 in order to receive and accept the <br />Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br />Ashley Moncado said the two different categories are defined as follows: <br />Minor- Smaller scale home -based business operations in the residential neighborhood <br />setting on smaller lots <br />Major- Larger home -based business operations in the rural /residential setting on larger tracts <br />Ashley Moncado said the minor home occupations will allow a square footage increase <br />from 500 to 750 square feet, and accessory structures will be allowed an increase from 1000 <br />square feet to 1500 square feet. <br />