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a. Consideration of a Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Related to Home Occupations (8:25 — 8:50) The Board received the Planning Board recommendation and made a decision on a Planning Board and Planning Director initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Ashley Moncado reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Home Occupation Standards May 20, 2014 Item 7-a Purpose ■ To receive the Planning Board recommendation and make a decision on a Planning Board and Planning Director initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance. Review History ■ November 25, 2013 Quarterly Public Hearing ■ December 4, 2013 Planning Board ■ January 8, 2014 Planning Board ■ February 18, 2014 BOCC ■ April 2, 2014 Planning Board Ashley Moncado said a report has been presented that addresses reservation and concerns with impacts from the revisions to setback and screening standards, and this is included as attachment 4. She said the Planning Board has voted 4-2 to recommend approval of the UDO text amendment. She said no revisions have been made to the text amendment since its submission at the February 18th meeting. She noted that the amendment is proposed to take effect July 1 to allow time for outreach regarding the revised standards. Commissioner Price said she will vote for this, but she is still unsatisfied with the size of the setbacks. She feels it is excessive, and she would like to decrease the buffer to 15 feet. Chair Jacobs proposed a change of language in article 5, section 5.5.3.2 iii on page 5- 36 regarding use of accessory structures. He feels that the wording "structures built with suitable residential construction materials to resemble the appearance of a residential accessory structure" is too restrictive. He feels it should just say "materials not incompatible with a residential accessory structure." He said it is overreach by the government to tell people what their accessory structures should look like. He would rather see them err on the side of flexibility rather than put the planning staff in the position of having to police what is an acceptable material on somebody's property. Ashley Moncado said staff has discussed this, and they would be willing to change the language here tonight. Ashley Moncado referred to Commissioner Price's concern and said there is reference to the accessory structures and setback for a major home occupation in the text language on agenda page 26. She said the site plans were in attachment 4 on pages 44-47. Commissioner Price said there was also one on page 41. Ashley Moncado said these are regarding minor home occupations. She said the 40 foot setback is regarding the screening waiver. She said if a screening buffer is not provided