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The Board.revi.ewed the following memo dated 2/10/87: TO: The honorable Members DATE: February 10, 1987FILE: _ of the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD.CONCURRENCE: SUBJECT: COUNTY -INITIATED REQUEST Robert M. Keat g, P TO AMEND THE'ROSE-4 DIST- Planning & Deve opmeYit Director RICT TO PROVIDE ADDITION - gm AL HOME OCCUPATION USES FROM: Richard M. Shearer, REFERENCES: Chief, Long -Range Planning It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of February 24, 1987. DESCRIPTION& CONDITIONS The County is initiating a request to consider an amendment to the Rose -4, Roseland Residential District (up to 4 units/acre), to allow additional home occupation uses which are not allowed in other residential zoning districts. On November 18, 1986, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the ROSE -4 district. At the public hearing, a request was made to expand the scope of the ROSE -4 district to accommodate a number of existing commercial uses in the Roseland area which are not currently authorized horde occupation uses. However, since that request had not been advertised for discussion, the Board did not take action on the request but instructed the staff to schedule it for a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission at their first meeting in January. On January 8, 1987, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 -to -0 to recommend that this request be --denied. The Commission gave as their reason for denial the- fact that the proposed ordinance is inconsistent with the County's existing home occupation regulations. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The staff has prepared an ordinance amendment proposal for the ROSE -4 district which would allow in that district certain home occupation uses which are not permitted in other residential zoning districts. These additional uses include metal working and casting, contractor's office and storage, lawn mower and small engine sales, service and repair, and service businesses. In addition, there is criteria for the establishment of these uses, and site plan approval would be required for any new home occupation uses. In analyzing this request, the staff compared the proposed new home occupation uses and criteria with the existing allowed home occupation uses and criteria in the General Provisions section of the Zoning Ordinance. The General Provision section contains a list of authorized home occupations, a list of nonauthorized home occupations, and criteria for the establishment of home occupations (a copy of these regulations is attached). The staff notes that the four home occupation uses proposed for the ROSE -4 district are not listed as authorized home occupations under section 25 (D) 3. of the home occupation regulations. Moreover, the following proposed uses cannot meet the below cited provision of Section 25 (D); 43 B00� rr,E_ FEB 4-