Oakland City Zoning Code
§ 59-52.1
Single-Family Residence/Life Care Facility.
[Added 10-25-1995 by Ord. No. 95-302]
A.
Purpose.
(1)
This amendment is intended to provide for health, safety and welfare of residents of life care facilities in the Borough of Oakland as a conditional use within this zone and to allow the growth and continued improvement of such facilities with careful awareness of the compatibility with surrounding areas.
C.
Permitted conditional uses:
(1)
Life care facilities as defined below: Any residential development that provides a continuum of accommodations and care, from independent living to long term bed care, for persons 60 years of age or older. Life care facilities may include independent living units, congregate residence, assisted care units, and a long term care section. Contract is entered to provide lifelong care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees and an entrance fee in excess of one year of monthly fees. A life care facility must provide the following:
(a)
A fully licensed and staffed medical or nursing home facility which provides skilled care to residents requiring such services on a priority basis.
(b)
Kitchen and dining room facilities offering no less than one common meal to all residents each day.
(c)
Call monitoring system for emergency calls directly to supervisory staff on premises.
(d)
Medical history on file for each permanent resident.
(e)
On premises physical therapy.
(f)
Available transportation for residents from facility to shopping, medical, recreational and other major desired points of destination.
Ancillary facilities such as recreation facilities, personal services and retail establishments serving residents and guests of the residence may be included if there are no exterior announcements or other advertisements of retail facilities. |
D.
Development standards for life care facilities:
(1)
Minimum site area: 30 acres.
(2)
Maximum density: 10 units per acre.
(3)
Minimum setbacks: As required in Section 59-52D(2)(b).
(4)
No building shall exceed 40 feet or four stories.
(5)
Off-street parking. One usable off-street parking space must be provided for each two dwelling units, and at least one additional off-street parking space shall be required for each three beds provided for long term care.
(6)
Common open space: As required in Section 59-52D(1)(c).
(a)
Common open space, such as parks, preserves, recreation areas and facilities, tennis courts, golf courses, lakes, ponds, play-grounds, swimming facilities, drainage or other ways and other similar uses, along with structures and accessory features appurtenant thereto, shall be provided at a ratio of not less than 40% of the gross area of the planned unit residential development. The types and amounts of areas to be counted toward establishing the minimum amount of common open space shall be determined by the Planning Board but shall not include areas designated as sidewalks, roads, drives, paved parking areas, required front yards and those side yards as established by the Planning board along side lot lines. The Planning Board may require such areas to be considered as part of the common open space for maintenance and other purposes, even though such areas are not of the type to be counted toward establishing the 40% minimum area.
(b)
If lands are offered to and accepted by the borough, they shall be conveyed to the borough by deed at the time final plan approval is granted by the borough. The deed shall contain such restrictions as may reasonably be required by the Planning Board to effectuate the provisions of this chapter pertaining to the use of such areas. Should the subdivision consist of a number of development stages, the reviewing authority may require that acreage proportionate in size to the stage being considered for final approval be donated to the borough simultaneously with the granting of final subdivision approval for that particular stage, even though these lands may be located in a different section of the overall development.
(7)
Local street standards: As required in Section 59-52D(2)(g).