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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 6, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Review of Proposed UDO Text Amendment – Home Occupations <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Amendment Outline Form and Section 419 <br />of the North Carolina Building Code <br />2. Proposed Text Amendments <br />3. Proposed Amendment <br />Summary Spreadsheet <br />4. Proposed Amendment Graphs <br />5. Map of Potential Major Home Occupation <br />Locations <br /> <br />Ashley Moncado, Planner II (919) 245-2589 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment upon a Planning Board and Planning Director initiated <br />Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendment regarding existing home occupation <br />standards contained within the UDO. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: At the January 9, 2013 Planning Board meeting, Board members discussed <br />areas of interest in the coming year. These items were elements highlighted in the UDO <br />Implementation Bridge report prepared when the UDO was adopted in 2011. One item of interest <br />included the need to review existing home occupation standards to determine if there was a need <br />for a text amendment to encourage and support their use within the county. <br /> <br />July to November Planning Board Review <br />At the July Planning Board meeting, planning staff followed up with the Board’s request with a <br />presentation of existing standards and a review of home occupation standards from other local <br />jurisdictions. At this time, Board members supported a text amendment revising existing standards <br />for the November 25 Quarterly Public Hearing. Based on recommendations and direction from the <br />Planning Board in July, staff continued the process by drafting text amendment language. During <br />the September 4 and October 2 Planning Board meeting, draft amendment language was <br />presented to the Board for review and comment. On September 5, the Amendment Outline Form <br />(Attachment 1) was approved by the BOCC. Agenda materials for past Planning Board meeting <br />are available at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/planningboard.asp. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2