Supplementary Requirements
7.37 Retirement Centers and Life Care CentersWhen allowed, retirement centers and life care communities shall be
subject to the following additional requirements:
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Interpretation: Residential suites or assisted
living units are considered to be rooms or suites with bathrooms but without
cooking facilities designed for habitation by 1 or 2 individuals in a project
designated for senior housing. They shall be permitted to be constructed
at the same density as the base density for dwelling units. In some situations
described in this Section, the density of these units may be increased
to twice the base density. |
| 1. |
The dwelling unit density shall not exceed the dwelling
unit density of the underlying zoning district [for the purposes of this
section, called the "base density" except in the following circumstances: |
| A. |
If the retirement center or life care community has the
following on-site common use facilities: dining, recreation, health care,
and a convalescent center; the density for any associated multifamily
units shall not exceed 2 times the allowed multifamily base density for
the zone. |
| B. |
If the retirement center or life care community has the
following on-site common use facilities: dining, recreation, health care,
a convalescent center, and multifamily units; the density for any associated
single family detached units shall not exceed 1.5 times the allowed multifamily
base density of the zone. |
| 2. |
Convalescent care portions of the facility shall meet
convalescent center standards found in Section 7,
labeled "Hospital and Convalescent Centers". |
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