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Piscataway City Zoning Code

§ 21-25.1

Development Standards and Requirements in the AR-1, Age Restricted 1 Zone.

[Ord. No. 06-09 § 21-25.1]
a. 
Principal Uses.
1. 
Single Family Detached Dwellings and Single Family Attached Dwellings for senior citizens and active adults. In connection with this section, the term "Senior Citizen/Active Adult" shall mean that at least one member of the family living in the dwelling shall be at least 55 years of age. All dwelling units shall be deed restricted for occupancy by households with at least one person 55 years of age or older and with no person less than 19 years of age being a permanent resident thereof.
b. 
Residency Requirements.
1. 
All dwelling units within an age-restricted housing development shall be deed restricted for occupancy by households with at least one person 55 years of age or older and with no person less than 19 years of age being a permanent resident thereof and the wording of the required deed restriction shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and approval by both the Planning Board and the Township Council as part of the application recited in the Master Deed and the Homeowners' Association by-laws which also shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board and the Township Council as part of the application for final subdivision approval and/or final site plan approval.
2. 
One adult under 55 years of age (other than a spouse) may be admitted as a permanent resident per dwelling unit if it is established and approved by the Homeowners' Association that the presence of such person is essential to the physical care of one or more of the adult occupants of that dwelling unit. If more than one adult under 55 years of age is necessary to care for the adult occupant, approval shall be required from the Homeowner's Association and a copy of its decision shall be filed with the Township Clerk.
c. 
Accessory Buildings and Uses.
1. 
Clubhouses, swimming pool, tennis court, fitness or other recreational facilities for owners, tenants and their guests, but not open to the general public.
2. 
Signs subject to the conditions of Section 21-12,
3. 
Fences subject to the provisions of Section 21-619.
4. 
Other customary accessory uses and structures which are clearly incidental to the principal structures and use.
d. 
Site Plan Requirements. In addition to any subdivision plats required to create individual lots within the age restricted community, a site plan approval shall be required. This plan will indicate the location of all improvements on all common areas such as landscaping, recreational facilities, patios, decks, sheds, privacy fences, lighting, etc. The Homeowners Association and all individual homeowners shall be bound by this site plan approval to assure there remains adequate light, air and open space between all uses within the development.