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Following the October 2 ORC meeting staff reviewed comments received from the Board and identified concerns with the proposed recommendations including the number of onsite employees and daily visitors as well as potential traffic counts from these recommendations. Staff graphed existing regulations, relationship to other jurisdictions, Planning Board recommendations, and Planning Staff recommendations for review. As a result, staff conducted a meeting on October 16 with the Planning Board Chair to discuss these regulatory relationships. The Planning Board Vice Chair was unable to attend, but did provide comments regarding proposed recommendations to staff and the Planning Board Chair. During this meeting proposed standards based on Planning Board’s recommendation were revised in order to create a reasonable balance between supporting home based businesses in the county and protecting the character and enjoyment of residential neighborhoods. Special Events In addition, the discussion focused on revisions to Section 5.3.4 Special Events in order to accommodate and permit annual events conducted in conjunction with the home occupation . Proposed standards to Section 5.4.3 will allow government and nonprofit organized events, including the Orange County Open Studio Tour, to be exempt from the special event and Class B Special Use Permit process. Attachments Staff has revised the proposed amendments to existing home occupations standards based on comments received at the October Planning Board meeting and discussions with the Planning Board Chair. Proposed text amendment language for review can be found in Attachment 2. Additionally, Attachment 3 contains a spreadsheet summarizing proposed revisions to Sections 2.22, 5.3.4, and 5.5.3 and Attachment 4 includes summary graphs depicting Planning Board recommendations, Planning Staff recommendations, and proposed traffic counts. Attachment 5 includes a county map identifying parcels greater than five acres in size that would allow for a major home occupation. Following the November 6 ORC meeting, staff will proceed with submitting the proposed revisions to the JPA partners (Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro) for review and prepare the text amendment package for the Quarterly Public Hearing on November 25, 2013. The opportunity for comment by the JPA partners is required for all text amendments that could affect the Rural Buffer. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement will be paid from FY2013-14 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing planning staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required to process this amendment. RECOMMENDATION: Planning staff recommends the Ordinance Review Committee review and comment upon the proposed amendments to the UDO. 3