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5 <br /> At the January 9, 2013 Planning Board meeting, Board members discussed areas of <br /> interest for planning staff to address for the next year One item, which was <br /> highlighted in the UDO Implementation Bridge report prepared when the UDO was <br /> adopted in 2011, included the need to review existing home occupation standards for <br /> a potential revision At that time, Board members expressed concern with the <br /> existing standards limiting home occupations by being too restrictive with the <br /> required square footage allowances and number of permitted non-residential <br /> employees As a result, the Board requested staff to proceed with reviewing existing <br /> standards To address the Planning Board's request, staff presented information at <br /> the July 10, 2013 Planning Board meeting, including a summary of current standards <br /> contained in the UDO, a comparison with other local jurisdictions' standards, and <br /> items of consideration to better facilitate and promote the use of home occupations <br /> Following review and discussion, the Board asked staff to proceed with an <br /> amendment to the UDO addressing their comments and areas of interest relating to <br /> the UDO Implementation Bridge report <br /> At the September 4 Planning Board meeting, staff presented draft language based <br /> on Planning Board comments received at the Jul meeting for review Additionally,9 July g Y� <br /> this time, staff presented Section 419, Live/Work Units, from the 2012 North Carolina <br /> Building Code regarding the review and permitting of home occupations that are <br /> classified as live/work units Although planning staff considers this Section of the <br /> building code, adopted in 2012, to be restrictive, local governments cannot amend <br /> laws, codes and/or rules adopted by the State Staff anticipates that this Section of <br /> the building code will result in prospective home occupation applicants deciding to <br /> locate their home occupation in an accessory structure if the home occupation <br /> comprises of more than ten percent of their home's square footage A copy of <br /> Section 419 is included at the end of this form. <br /> At the October 2 Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) meeting staff presented <br /> proposed amendment language for Board comment. Following this meeting, planning <br /> staff identified concerns with the proposed recommendations and requested a <br /> meeting with the Planning Board Chair and Vice Chair to discuss and review the <br /> Board's recommendation The Planning Board Vice Chair was unable to attend, but <br /> did provide comments regarding proposed recommendations to staff and the <br /> Planning Board Chair. At the October 16 meeting with Chair Hallenbeck proposed <br /> standards based on Planning Board's recommendation were revised in order to <br /> create a reasonable balance between supporting home based businesses in the <br /> county and protecting the character and enjoyment of residential neighborhoods <br /> Revised recommendations were presented at the November 6 ORC meeting. During <br /> this meeting, members stated concern with existing standards prohibiting specific <br /> uses from receiving a home occupation permit [See UDO Section 5 5 3(2)(a)(iii)], <br /> however, no specific amendment requests were made <br /> 2 <br />