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17 1 • To receive the Planning Board recommendation and make a decision on a Planning 2 Board and Planning Director initiated text amendment to the Unified Development 3 Ordinance. 4 5 Review History 6 • November 25, 2013 Quarterly Public Hearing 7 • December 4, 2013 Planning Board 8 • January 8, 2014 Planning Board 9 • February 18, 2014 BOCC 10 • April 2, 2014 Planning Board 11 12 Ashley Moncado said a report has been presented that addresses reservation and 13 concerns with impacts from the revisions to setback and screening standards, and this is 14 included as attachment 4. She said the Planning Board has voted 4-2 to recommend approval 15 of the UDO text amendment. She said no revisions have been made to the text amendment 16 since its submission at the February 18th meeting. She noted that the amendment is proposed 17 to take effect July 1 to allow time for outreach regarding the revised standards. 18 Commissioner Price said she will vote for this, but she is still unsatisfied with the size of 19 the setbacks. She feels it is excessive, and she would like to decrease the buffer to 15 feet. 20 Chair Jacobs proposed a change of language in article 5, section 5.5.3.2 iii on page 5- 21 36 regarding use of accessory structures. He feels that the wording "structures built with 22 suitable residential construction materials to resemble the appearance of a residential 23 accessory structure" is too restrictive. He feels it should just say "materials not incompatible 24 with a residential accessory structure." He said it is overreach by the government to tell people 25 what their accessory structures should look like. He would rather see them err on the side of 26 flexibility rather than put the planning staff in the position of having to police what is an 27 acceptable material on somebody's property. 28 Ashley Moncado said staff has discussed this, and they would be willing to change the 29 language here tonight. 30 Ashley Moncado referred to Commissioner Price's concern and said there is reference 31 to the accessory structures and setback for a major home occupation in the text language on 32 agenda page 26. She said the site plans were in attachment 4 on pages 44-47. 33 Commissioner Price said there was also one on page 41. 34 Ashley Moncado said these are regarding minor home occupations. She said the 40 35 foot setback is regarding the screening waiver. She said if a screening buffer is not provided 36 then you would be required to exceed setback standards of 40 feet. She said the 40 foot 37 requirement is on the major home occupations on a property that is at least 5 acres in size. 38 Commissioner Price said she just wanted to bring this to their attention, and she does 39 feel it is excessive. 40 Commissioner Gordon said it is fine to give home occupations more leniency, but she is 41 struggling with the balance of non-residential uses in a residential area and the effect on 42 neighbors. She said her general concern is the intensity and size of some of the uses and that 43 it exceeds the balance in the rural area. She said there were some building trade related uses 44 added after the quarterly public hearing in 2013, and she has some concerns about these being 45 added. 46 Chair Jacobs said staff went to some length to try and strike that balance. 47 48■ A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to 49 approve the text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance, as contained in