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30 <br /> Proposed Amendment Summary <br /> Revised Standards <br /> Proposed Standards <br /> Item Existing Standards Minor Home Occupations Major Home Occupations <br /> Outdoor Storage Existing standards allow up to 500 square Existing standards will remain Proposed standards will allow for up to 500 square feet of <br /> Space feet of outdoor storage space in the RB, outdoor storage space with landscape standards Setback <br /> Sections AR,and R-1 zoning districts with standards will be determined with the approved Special <br /> 5.5 3(A)(2)(b)(iv) landscape and setback standards <br /> Use Permit <br /> 5.5 3(A)(2)(c)(iv) <br /> Special Events Current standards require all proposed Proposed standards will allow for all special events planned,conducted,and affiliated with a 501(c)3 <br /> Section special events to follow the Class B Special nonprofit organization or government entity to be exempt from the special event review and permitting <br /> 5.4 3 Use Permit process. process <br /> Permitted Uses Current standards do not permit building, Proposed revisions will allow these uses to operate in a residential district with an approved home <br /> Section 5 5.3(A)(2) electrical, plumbing, mechanical,grading, occupation permit <br /> or other construction contracting as home <br /> occupations <br /> Vehicle Weight Currently,there shall be no use of a Revisions will allow for the use of vehicles up to a gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds to be used in <br /> Sections vehicle with a load capacity in excess of connection with the home occupation. <br /> 5 5 3(A)(2)(b)(ii) one ton used in connection with the home <br /> 5.5 3(A)(2)(c)(ii occupation <br /> Definitions Existing standards define home Proposed standards define a minor home Major home occupations will be defined as an accessory <br /> Article 10 occupation as an accessory business use, occupation as an accessory business use which business use which is owned and operated by the <br /> which is owned or operated by the is owned or operated by the resident of a resident of the property,located on a single parcel of land <br /> resident of residentially-zoned property, residentially-zoned property and is clearly at least five acres in size in the AR and R-1 zoning districts, <br /> which business is clearly incidental and incidental and subordinate to the principal and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal <br /> subordinate to the principal residential residential use of the property residential use of the property Major home occupations, <br /> use of the property. 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 I <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 />