Mount Arlington City Zoning Code
§ 17-31.8
Assisted Living Facility.
[Ord. No. 97-8 § 3]
It is the intent of this section to permit the development of an assisted care facility as part of a planned unit development to provide a continuum of housing choices and to compliment the existing single-family, townhouses and condominium flats and commercial development on site. Assisted living facilities shall be permitted in the PUD Zone under the following terms and conditions:
a.
The facility shall possess a current Certificate of Need from the State of New Jersey.
b.
The facility shall possess a current license from the State of New Jersey as an assisted living facility.
c.
Minimum Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements:
(1)
Minimum lot size: 5 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
(3)
Maximum density: 20 dwelling units per acre.
(4)
Maximum height: 40 feet or 3 stories.
(5)
Front yard setback: 50 feet.
(6)
Rear yard setback: 50 feet.
(7)
Side yard setback (each): 25 feet.
(8)
Building coverage: 35%.
(9)
Impervious coverage: 55%.
d.
Parking. At least one off-street parking space for each two dwelling units.
e.
Recreation Area. At least 10% of the site shall be developed with recreational facilities appropriate for the occupants. The 10% may include interior facilities.
f.
Transportation Services. The assisted living facility shall provide as part of its basic services to residents of the assisted living facility, routine non-emergent transportation services for all residents of the assisted living facility. Such routine, non-emergent transportation services shall include, but shall not be limited to, transportation to medical care facilities, shopping, recreation, and transportation to municipal facilities and municipally sponsored events and functions. To effectuate the foregoing, the developer shall, as a condition of preliminary site plan approval, have in effect a transportation services plan subject to the review and approval of the Planning Board which shall make a permanent transportation plan a condition of final site plan approval.
g.
To maintain a balance and proper distribution of various housing types, not more than 125 assisted care units shall be permitted in the PUD Zone.