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the proposed ordinance, any business that becomes qualified for grandfathering will be governed by the nonconformities provision of the zoning code. Since the October 14, 1987 meeting, the staff has attempted to further verify the number of businesses in the ROSE -4 area. The staff has identified 20 occupational licenses issued for the ROSE -4 area. However, because of multiple licenses for several businesses (one identified business has 6 occupational licenses for one location), the 20 licenses represent only 12 sites (businesses). Of those 12, one has since been abandoned (license not renewed for 3 years); at least two represent uses that either have or qualify for standard home occupation permits (those granted under general, restrictive, countywide home occupation requirements) issued by the County; and one represents a commercial vehicle parked in a residential area determined as grandfathered by the Code Enforcement Board. According to this analysis, only eight or fewer sites in the Rose -4 area constitute existing businesses not already approved by the County or approvable under general countywide regulations. The proposed ordinance also includes a time limit of 45 days in which businesses must qualify for the grandfathering provision.. It is anticipated that the proposed 45 day period will be sufficient to allow Roseland area residents time to file the necessary documents to allow grandfathering. If after 45 days any business has not qualified, it will be deemed an illegal use subject to all penalties. Staff believes that elimination of these special home occupation provisions will benefit the ROSE -4 area. Elimination of the potential intrusion of nonresidential uses will guarantee the residential integrity of the Rose -4 area and avoid the establishment of incompatible uses in this area. As proposed, repeal of this provision will allow those existing businesses to operate without allowing additional incompatible uses in the area. Planning and Zoning Commission Action On December 10, 1987, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the proposal to amend the Rose -4 district home occupation regulations. However, it was the concensus of the Commissioners that the proposed ordinance, as presented by staff, should be modified. The Commissioners voted to recommend that the requirement of proof of a valid occupational license since February 24, 1982, be replaced with the lesser requirement of proof of a valid occupational license prior only to February 24, 1987. February 24, 1987 was the date on which the home occupation section of the Rose -4 regulations was approved. The Commissioners felt that a requirement of proof for the past five years was too restrictive, and that all businesses which had operated on the date of, or prior to the approval of the ordinance should be qualified for grandfathering status. During the public hearing on this issue, there was also discussion concerning the requirement of showing proof of existence exclusively through use of valid occupational licenses. Discussion of this requirement centered around concern that certain existing businesses, having been in existence for five or more years, may not have obtained occupational licenses during 43 JAN.19 1988 BOOK 70 PAGE 603