Peapack Gladstone City Zoning Code
§ 23-39.10
Residential Health Care Facility.
[Ord. No. 2017-1047]
a.
Purpose. The intent of permitting Residential Health Care Facilities within the RE Rural Estate Zone is to recognize the important community service that such specialized facilities provide in meeting the special needs of disabled individuals in our society while establishing strict standards consistent with protecting the rural residential character of the RE Rural Estate Zone.
b.
Permitted Activities. Residential health care facilities shall be required to include operations as defined hereinbefore and licensed in the State of New Jersey Department of Health and providing residential patient beds provided however that the Applicant may construct group homes that will be compliant with the requirements of low and moderate income individuals as determined by the rules for low and moderate income housing (N.J.A.C. 5:95 et seq.).
c.
Optional Permitted Activities. The following activities may be conducted as part of a residential health care facility.
1.
Non-resident clinic/services (similar to services provided for resident patients) for treatment/care for chronic disabling conditions.
2.
A private school, that is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, providing an educational program for resident and non-resident students with developmental disabilities for local school districts ages 3 to 21.
3.
Adult day and education services for resident patients age 21 and older with developmental disabilities.
4.
Maintenance of on-site wheel chair operations for resident patients.
5.
Parking facilities.
6.
On-site housing for the use of employees and visiting family members of residents.
7.
Performing arts center limited to performances and/or exhibits by and for the benefit of resident and non-resident patients.
8.
Gymnasium and therapeutic pool use for resident patients and their direct supervisors only.
9.
Group homes reserved solely for occupancy by patient residents receiving educational and health care services at the facility, not to exceed a total of 10 beds, not to exceed more than five beds per home, contained in no more than two freestanding buildings within the facility campus, subject to Schedule I, Table of Height, Area and Other Requirements.
[Added 11-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1066-2018]
d.
Prohibited and Restricted Activities. Fund raising activities conducted solely in connection with the Residential Health Care Facility shall be limited to 4 events annually. Theatrical productions to be permitted on site shall include resident and non-resident patients of the facility.
e.
Permitted Accessory Uses. Permitted accessory uses are limited to the following: auxiliary storage buildings, off-street parking, a theater and recreational amenities limited to a gymnasium with therapy pool for the sole use of resident patients and their supervisors.
f.
Any approval granted by the approving Board under this subsection 23-39.10 shall be subject to a Developer's Agreement entered into between the Applicant and the Council of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone which Developer's Agreement shall include all of the conditions of the approval together with such other elements as may be deemed necessary to assure public health, safety and welfare by the Borough Council.
g.
In the event that an applicant's property is the subject of a prior settlement agreement, the terms of said settlement agreement shall be incorporated into this subsection as if set forth herein at length.
Editor's Note: See also Schedule I Table of Height, Area and Other Requirements.