The requirements for an assisted living facility in an R-2 zone set forth in this section are in addition to other applicable provisions of this title. In the event of a conflict, the requirements of this chapter shall govern.

For the purpose of this section, an assisted living facility is defined in Section 14.01.010 "Definitions" of this title.

(Ordinance No. 1759, January 21, 1997; Ordinance No. 1989, January 1, 2010; Ord. No. 2025-06, § 2(Exh. A), 10-6-2025)

The purpose of this section is to provide for assisted living facilities in the R-2 zoning districts. It is also the intent of this section to require development criteria so as to minimize the impacts of assisted living facilities on surrounding properties.

(Ord. No. 2025-06, § 2(Exh. A), 10-6-2025)

Assisted living facilities in an R-2 zone shall comply with the following:

A.

The minimum lot size shall be two acres.

B.

Parking requirements shall be 0.8 spaces per unit, or greater, as may be required by the reviewing body to meet the needs of the proposal. Parking shall be provided on-site, and it shall not be allowed in a required front yard.

C.

The total number of units shall not exceed one unit per 3,750 square feet of lot area.

D.

The parking area shall be screened from adjoining properties by a sight-obscuring fence or landscaping.

E.

One on-premise sign is allowed. Such sign may be a wall sign or a pole/ground sign as defined in the City of Newport Sign Ordinance. The sign shall be limited to ten square feet and shall not be internally illuminated. External illumination shall be so directed as to not shine directly onto any adjacent building. Pole/ground signs shall be no higher than five feet in height and shall be so placed as to not create a vision clearance at street intersections or at street and driveway intersections.

F.

An assisted living facility in an R-2 zone shall comply with the width, frontage, lot coverage, and building height requirements of the R-2 zone.

G.

Buildings, structures, or portions thereof shall comply with the required yards and setbacks of the R-2 zone, except that side and rear setbacks shall be a minimum of one foot per unit, and all setbacks shall additionally be increased by one foot for every foot by which the building exceeds a height of 25 feet.

H.

Commercial deliveries of food to an assisted living facility in an R-2 zone shall be allowed only during the hours between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

(Ord. No. 2025-06, § 2(Exh. A), 10-6-2025)