All applications for home occupation permits shall comply with the following procedures:
(A)Application for Board Consideration. Applicants shall submit to the department an Application for Board consideration. The submittal shall be in conformance with the provisions set forth in this article.
All applications determined complete by the department shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1)Applicant Changes. No changes shall be allowed to any Application for Board consideration once it determined complete by the department, except as specified by the director.
(2)Public Hearing Sign. The applicant shall be required to place the public hearing sign(s) on the subject property in accordance with section 8-3.3(C.1) of this Chapter. The applicant shall be required to obtain the sign from the department in accordance with department procedures.
(3)Scheduling of Public Hearing. The department shall forward the necessary information to advertise and schedule the application for a public hearing in accordance to the provisions in Article III of this Chapter, with specific adherence to section 8-3.3(B.1), (C.1) and (D).
(4)Staff Report. County staff shall review each Application for Board consideration in its entirety, compile a Staff Report, and submit all necessary information to the Planning Commission with sufficient time for review prior to the public hearing.
(B)Public Hearing. Home occupation applications, not meeting the exemption criteria found in section 16-3.1 (D) of this Code, shall receive a public hearing in accordance with the provisions as set forth in Article III of this Chapter.
(1)Procedures for Hearing. Those in opposition and those in support of the home occupation application shall have no less than ten (10) minutes per side to advance their respective positions.
Any additional time provided to one side shall be made equally available to the other. The Planning Commission is authorized to issue further procedural guidelines for the conduct of hearings regarding home occupation applications so long as such guidelines are not inconsistent with this paragraph. Any procedural guidelines shall be available for distribution to the general public.
(2)Applicant Initiated Postponement. The applicant for a home occupation permit may request postponement of any public hearing for the application, and such postponement may be granted by the County, provided:
(a)Postponement is not requested more than two (2) times for any one application; and
(b)The total period of time requested for postponement does not exceed three (3) months; and
(c)The applicant agrees to pay for the costs of advertising the application for public hearing and agrees to post public notice signs on the property.
(3)Planning Commissioners Action on Home Occupation Applications. All home occupation applications, not meeting the exemption criteria found in section 16-3.1 (D) of this Code, shall be scheduled for public hearing before the Planning Commission.
(4)General Considerations for Decision. The Planning Commission shall consider the following when determining whether to approve a home occupation:
(a)Whether the request will impose upon existing residential and agricultural property owners excessive noise, excessive traffic, nuisance, fire hazard, and other possible adverse effects from activities of a quasi-commercial nature being conducted in residential and agricultural areas;
(b)Whether certain home occupational uses can be beneficial to both the community as well as the residential proprietor;
(c)Whether the nature of the proposed investment or business activity pose a reasonable risk of expanding such a degree that the use, value, tranquility and harmony of the residential area will be unduly impaired; and
(d)The county’s obligation to protect the integrity of its residential and agricultural areas from activities that detract from the residential or rural character of a community and may unduly burden nearby property owners.
(5)Planning Commission Determination. Approvals of home occupation applications shall be documented in a written notification from the department.
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