Hope Township City Zoning Code
§ 20-22.14
Elder Cottage Housing.
[Ord. #95-03, § 2; Ord. #96-15, §§ 1, 2]
Elder cottage housing shall be defined to mean a detached residential unit of not more than 750 square feet, subsidized and owned by a County, State or Federally funded nonprofit organization with the authority to remove the unit, constructed as an accessory structure to a primary dwelling and occupied by not more than two people, one of whom shall be at least 65 years of age and related by blood, marriage or adoption to one or more of the residents of the principal dwelling. Where permitted as conditional uses, each elder cottage housing unit shall comply with the following requirements:
a.
Minimum lot area: one acre.
b.
No unit shall be located in the front or side yards of the principal residence and shall conform to the rear-set back requirements as specified in the applicable zone.
c.
Access for each unit shall be limited to the driveway access provided for the primary residence and no separate driveway shall be authorized.
d.
Each unit, including the foundation, shall be constructed in such a fashion as to be readily removable and each unit shall be removed and the site restored within 90 days of the death of the original qualifying occupant(s) or upon the permanent change of residence of same.
e.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each unit, the Planning Board shall review and approve a site plan. Each site plan shall conform with the Minor Site Plan Checklist incorporated as part of Section 17-3.
f.
The applicant for each unit must provide the Planning Board with a lease establishing the County of Warren as the owner of the unit and establishing the County as the responsible party for the unit's removal in accordance with the terms of this section.
g.
Adequate water supply and septic shall be provided for each unit in accordance with the requirements of the Township of Hope and the Warren County Department of Health.