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15 <br /> Comments Received at the November Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> Planning Board Comments y ' BOCC Comments pjarn. St Response/Commer is <br /> Minor home occupation regulations should Planning Board reviewed BOCC comment and <br /> incorporate existing standards without any proceeded with proposed amendments as <br /> modifications All proposed revisions allowing for presented in Attachment 2 <br /> an increase in employees, square footage <br /> allowances, and size of accessory structures shall <br /> be through the major home occupation process <br /> requiring a Special Use Permit <br /> Concerns with existing standards requiring Existing standards contained within the UDO <br /> landscaping and buffering of accessory structures have been revised to allow for exemptions in <br /> used in the home occupation screening requirements of accessory structures <br /> Concern with existing nonprofit language being Proposed standards for special events have been <br /> too vague regarding nonprofit special events revised to specifically reference 501(c)3 <br /> nonprofits <br /> Concerns with existing standards regarding the Existing standards contained within the UDO <br /> appearance of a residential accessory structure have been revised to provide clarity regarding the <br /> appearance of accessory structures <br /> Concerns regarding proposed standards being Proposed revisions to existing standards are more <br /> too restrictive and creating a financial burden on lenient and less restrictive allowing for more <br /> business owners employees,visitors, daily trips, and deliveries and <br /> an increase in the overall size of home <br /> occupations Existing and proposed standards <br /> may result in financial constraints on a business <br /> owner which are typically incurred with the <br /> opening of any new business <br /> Concerns with trade uses, including Existing standards contained within the UDO <br /> plumbing, electrical, and building have been revised to allow these uses to operate <br /> contracting, not being permitted as a from a residential property with an approved <br /> home occupation home occupation permit <br /> Concerns regarding setback standards Proposed setback standards for outdoor storage <br /> for accessory structures and outdoor space have been revised to allow for greater <br /> storage space used in a major home flexibility in setback standards for accessory <br /> occupation structures and outdoor storage space through <br /> the Special Use Permit process <br />