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r" CT 14 3987 DESCRIPTION BOOK 69 FAUE 6.93 On February 24, 1987, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve Ordinance #87-22 which amended the Rose -4 Zoning District. This amendment. permitted a broader range of home occupations in the ROSE -4 District than allowed in all other residential districts. The additional occupations permitted under this amendment are as follows: a. Metal working and casting; b. Contractor's office and storage of contractor's materials, tools and equipment; c. Lawn mower and small engine sales, service and repair; d. Service businesses (provided there shall be no more than one sign advertising the same not in excess of four square feet in size). In order to .ensure compatibility with the residential nature of the area, the amendment also contained criteria with which a use must comply before a home occupation permit may be issued. All home occupation uses in the ROSE -4 District must -obtain site plan approval and meet the following criteria: (1) The activity is conducted only by members of the family living within the residence; (2) Products are not offered for sale to the general public and from the premises except as herein otherwise provided; (3) Any evidence of the occupation is screened from the street by ty e.A screening; (4) Traffic is not generated in excess of that customary for residential uses; (5) The property has been qualified for (and continues to be qualified) for homestead exemption for ad valorem tax purposes; and (6) All home occupation activities must meet yard setback requirements. Although the Board's approval of the subject ordinance amendment established procedures and set criteria for new home occupation uses in the ROSE -4 district, the Board did not resolve the issue of existing businesses. While the Board indicated its intent to grandfather in those commercial uses established prior to passage of the ordinance amendment, there was uncertainty as to what businesses existed prior to the ordinance amendment date and what legal mechanism could be employed to effect the grandfathering. In order to address these issues, the Board directed the Planning staff to undertake a study of the ROSE -4 area, identifying all commercial uses, and ' to develop a procedure to allow grandfathering of existing commercial uses. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The principal purpose of the staff's analysis of existing . businesses in the ROSE -4 area was to identify the number, type, and location of commercial uses in the study area. As part of - = this study, the staff also attempted to determine if those uses had valid County occupational licenses and whether the uses were established legally in conformance with then existing zoning requirements or prior to zoning regulations having been enacted. In its study, the staff had initially hoped that the owners of the existing businesses would identify themselves and that a Roseland resident who had made statements at the ordinance amendment public hearing as to number and location of businesses would provide information. However, due to lack of participation, it became necessary to utilize other resources in order to identify and locate these businesses. 4 - M M