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3 2) Parking for people visiting the business 3) Number of people coming and going each day 4) Noise impact 5) Visual impact of the parking area, equipment or buildings 6) Signage for the business Looking at the example businesses, you can see where they have different impacts. The electrician and landscaper may have virtually no visitors, and may require no signage. The hair stylist would have many visitors and probably want to have a sign. The accountant would have less visitors than the hair stylist, and may want a sign. The engineering or software company would have few visitors due to the contract nature of the work, and may not need any sign. The landscaper would need to have big pieces of equipment whereas the electrician would just need a vehicle and maybe a small outbuilding for parts. Medical services might be reviewing images and only have a visitor once a week, but might have a staff of 3 to deal with help, insurance paperwork, etc. An ordinance calling out specific businesses would be constantly challenged based on a variety of subjective opinions regarding impact and “worthiness” of the business. An ordinance dealing with the impacts would be more consistent with how the UDO is written. Note also that existing areas of the county could ban businesses entirely. The UDO has a number of activities that are explicitly banned in the rural buffer. Note also that municipalities have their own ordinances regarding businesses. So it may be possible to make these changes such that they apply to county only areas and are not allowed in the rural buffer. Based on Efland small area group meetings, this topic can be discussed at great length. And I look forward to the planning board discussing this! By way of example, here are some “too simple” illustrative rules for the above impacts: 1) Parking for people working at the home. Limit parking to 3 non-residents. 2) Parking for people visiting the business Limit parking to 2 visitors at a time- enough for someone who currently has an appointment and would have the next appointment waiting. 3) Number of people coming and going each day Limit number of visits to 8 per day (one per hour). 4) Noise impact Existing ordinance should be OK here. 5) Visual impact of the parking area, equipment or buildings Parking area must be at least 300’ from the nearest residence. One building up to 40 x 60 allowed for the business. No outside storage of business related items allowed (expect for vehicles and “big equipment” like backhoe, etc). 6) Signage for the business One sign, not to exceed four square feet, unlighted. I hope this brief discussion help people think about this problem and results in a informed discussion. - pete 8