North Haledon City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIV
Senior Citizen Residential SCR District 1
§ 600-243 Purpose.
A.
The purpose of the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District is designed to meet the diverse housing and health care needs of an aging population while allowing zoning flexibility to accommodate the ever-changing residential and medical needs for this specific population.
B.
The purpose of this article is establish rules, regulations, standards and procedures designed to promote the integrated and logical development of an area within the designated Block 65, Lots 4.03, 7.02, 7.06 and 10.02 on the Borough's Official Tax Maps.
§ 600-244 Definitions.
Within the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District the following words and terms shall have the definitions hereinafter provided and as regulated by N.J.S.A. 52:27D-330 through 357, known as the "Continuing Care Retirement Community Regulation and Financial Disclosure Act."
A facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services which is designed and operated to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining while assuring that assisted living services are available, as needed, to adult persons unrelated to the proprietor. Each unit in such facility shall offer, at minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette and a lockable door on the unit entrance. Assisted living facilities include dementia care facilities, which are facilities designed to accommodate the special needs of elderly persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias.
An age-restricted facility that provides a continuum of accommodations and care, from independent living and/or assisted living units to long-term bed care, and enters into contracts to provide lifelong care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees and entrance fees. CCRCs may contain related social, recreational and dining facilities and health care facilities which may include an outpatient clinic and therapy areas.
An institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours for more than two residents who are not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood, or adoption. This facility will be serviced 24 hours a day by a registered nurse and include medical facilities, meals, housekeeping, social services and physical therapy.
An institution or a distinct part of an institution which is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to provide health care under medical supervision to two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority of the institution or its members by marriage, blood or adoption. This facility is to provide independent living units but include the provisions for meals, social services, medical and/or personal services and emergency care if necessary.
§ 600-245 Permitted uses.
§ 600-246 Accessory uses.
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Signs.
(1)
Signs, such as directional signs, shall be provided as otherwise regulated in Borough ordinances.
B.
Off-street parking, as otherwise regulated in the Borough ordinances.
C.
Fences and walls, as otherwise regulated in the Borough ordinances.
D.
Active and passive recreational areas, along with structures and necessary features appurtenant thereto.
E.
Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted uses.
§ 600-247 Site plan approval.
B.
The site plan review shall consider stormwater management but not be limited to the following: solid waste management, lighting, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, parking location and arrangement, building sighting and arrangement, signs, landscaping, open space.
C.
All facilities and utilities shall be built to Borough specifications.
§ 600-248 Occupancy.
In the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District, occupancy shall be limited to persons 65 years of age and older. A maximum of 20% of the occupants may be less than 65 years of age, but no younger than 55 years of age.
§ 600-249 Density.
The maximum density shall be 13 beds per acre.
§ 600-250 Floor area ratio.
The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.25. This calculation shall be made exclusive of any accessory structures.
§ 600-251 Bulk regulations.
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Minimum lot area (acreage): 10 acres.
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Minimum street frontage along a county or municipal road: 150 feet.
C.
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
D.
Minimum lot depth: 700 feet.
E.
Minimum front yards: 100 feet.
F.
Minimum side yards/total side yards: 40 feet/80 feet.
G.
Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
H.
Minimum buffer width: 25 feet.
I.
Maximum building height: three stories or 45 feet.
J.
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
K.
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 40%.
L.
Minimum interior driveways shall be not less than 20 feet wide.
§ 600-252 Buffer areas.
A buffer area of not less than 25 feet in width shall be provided along the side and rear lot lines. Said buffer area shall be kept in its natural state. Where wooded and natural vegetation is sparse or nonexistent, the area shall be planted to provide a year-round natural screening. Parking areas shall not be located in the required buffer areas; however driveways shall be permissible within the buffer areas.
§ 600-253 Parking requirements.
Sufficient off-street parking shall be required to meet the needs of the residents, employees and guests within the facilities in the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District. Said parking spaces shall applicable to the following conditions:
A.
A minimum of 0.75 off-street parking space must be provided for each bed within all operating facilities in the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District.
B.
This parking calculation will meet the needs for residents, employees and guests within the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District.
C.
No parking shall be permitted on any driveway or accessway within the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District.
D.
All parking shall be confined to the area specifically designated on the site plan for such purpose.
E.
All new parking areas shall be paved and curbed and provided with an adequate system of stormwater drainage as approved by the Borough Engineer.
§ 600-254 Refuse and recycling; landscaping; circulation; lighting.
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Refuse and recyclable materials shall be serviced by a private hauler as per existing Borough regulations.
B.
All utility wiring shall be underground. Utility connections for each separate apartment shall be independently or jointly metered as would be appropriate to the form of occupancy/ownership of the living units.
C.
Open space areas shall be attractively landscaped. The landscape plan shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board.
D.
Sidewalks or other suitable means of internal pedestrian circulation shall be provided throughout the development along driveways and between buildings.
E.
All exterior lighting plans shall be reviewed by the Planning Board.
§ 600-255 Common open space implementation requirements.
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A minimum of 20% of the total site area shall be set aside as passive open space.
B.
Buffer areas, wetlands and conservation easements shall be eligible as open space as required by this section.
C.
All passive open space shall be connected to residential areas with walkways or other reasonable means of access.
§ 600-256 Circulation and parking standards.
All internal driveways shall be in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards.
§ 600-257 Developments subject to applicable ordinances.
Any development in the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District shall be subject to all applicable ordinances of the Borough of North Haledon. Where there is any conflict between the provisions of this article and the provisions of the Site Plan Ordinance and/or the Land Subdivision Ordinance,[1] the provision of this section shall prevail.
§ 600-258 When effective.
This article shall take effect upon final passage, approval and publication as required by law.