Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 25, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. C.1 <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Related to Home <br /> Occupations <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Ashley Moncado, Planner II (919) 245-2589 <br /> Development Ordinance(UDO) Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> Amendment Outline Form and Section <br /> 419 of the North Carolina Building Code <br /> 2. Proposed Text Amendments <br /> 3. Proposed Amendment Summary <br /> Spreadsheet <br /> 4. Planning Board Minutes and Ordinance <br /> Review Committee Notes <br /> 5. Map of Potential Major Home Occupation <br /> Locations <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on a Planning Board and Planning Director initiated Unified <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendment regarding existing home occupation standards <br /> contained within the UDO. The amendment also involves the renumbering and reformatting of <br /> Sections 2.22, 5.4.3, and 5.5.3. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the January 9, 2013 Planning Board meeting, Board members discussed <br /> areas of interest to be worked on in the coming year. Many of these items were elements <br /> highlighted in the UDO Implementation Bridge report prepared when the UDO was adopted in <br /> 2011. One item presented by the Planning Board and referenced in the Implementation Bridge <br /> was the need to review home occupation requirements to determine if there is a need to revise <br /> existing standards. <br /> In July 2013, staff began working with the Planning Board to review and revise home occupation <br /> standards contained in the UDO, including reviewing the standards of some neighboring <br /> jurisdictions. The Planning Board and staff discussed this topic in July, September, October, <br /> and November and meeting minutes/notes are included in Attachment 4. Agenda materials for <br /> past Planning Board meetings are available at <br /> http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/plannin.qboard.asp. <br />