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Comments Received at the November Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> <br />Planning Board Comments BOCC Comments Planning Staff Response/Comments <br /> Minor home occupation regulations should <br />incorporate existing standards without any <br />modifications. All proposed revisions allowing for <br />an increase in employees, square footage <br />allowances, and size of accessory structures shall <br />be through the major home occupation process <br />requiring a Special Use Permit. <br />Planning Board reviewed BOCC comment and <br />proceeded with proposed amendments as <br />presented in Attachment 2. <br /> Concerns with existing standards requiring <br />landscaping and buffering of accessory structures <br />used in the home occupation. <br />Existing standards contained within the UDO <br />have been revised to allow for exemptions in <br />screening requirements of accessory structures. <br /> Concern with existing nonprofit language being <br />too vague regarding nonprofit special events. <br />Proposed standards for special events have been <br />revised to specifically reference 501(c)3 <br />nonprofits. <br /> Concerns with existing standards regarding the <br />appearance of a residential accessory structure. <br />Existing standards contained within the UDO <br />have been revised to provide clarity regarding the <br />appearance of accessory structures. <br /> Concerns regarding proposed standards being <br />too restrictive and creating a financial burden on <br />business owners. <br />Proposed revisions to existing standards are more <br />lenient and less restrictive allowing for more <br />employees, visitors, daily trips, and deliveries and <br />an increase in the overall size of home <br />occupations. Existing and proposed standards <br />may result in financial constraints on a business <br />owner which are typically incurred with the <br />opening of any new business. <br />Concerns with trade uses, including <br />plumbing, electrical, and building <br />contracting, not being permitted as a <br />home occupation. <br /> Existing standards contained within the UDO <br />have been revised to allow these uses to operate <br />from a residential property with an approved <br />home occupation permit. <br />Concerns regarding setback standards <br />for accessory structures and outdoor <br />storage space used in a major home <br />occupation. <br /> Proposed setback standards for outdoor storage <br />space have been revised to allow for greater <br />flexibility in setback standards for accessory <br />structures and outdoor storage space through <br />the Special Use Permit process. <br /> <br />144