Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-6.24
Condition Use.
[Amended 3-12-2026 by Ord. No. 26-06]
a.
Senior citizen shared housing shall be allowed as a conditional use in the R-10 (AH/MF) District. This type of housing is recognized as single-family housing, as those residing therein are considered a family unit. The request for the use shall be made by application to the Planning Board, with public notice being made by the applicant as required by this chapter. The senior citizen shared housing shall be subject to the following requirements:
1.
Such uses shall conform to all bulk regulations of the R-10 (AH/MF) District for single-family dwellings.
2.
No such housing shall contain more than six bedrooms, and each bedroom shall have no more than two occupants. The Planning Board may permit up to 12 bedrooms upon its determination that the expanded facility, needed to accommodate the additional bedrooms, can be provided within the bulk regulations of the R-10 (AH/MF) District.
3.
Shared housing structures shall have the exterior appearance of a single-family dwelling.
4.
Provisions shall be made for off-street parking for all residents or supervisory personnel employed at the facility. The Planning Board shall determine the need for off-street parking established in each application and shall limit the vehicles which can be parked on the property by residents or supervisory personnel.
5.
There shall be no signs on the property other than a house identification number.
6.
All residents in the facility shall be at least 62 years of age. This restriction shall not apply to supervisory personnel.
7.
The Planning Board shall require that the applicant shall produce a site plan for the development of its property for senior citizen shared housing which shall show, at a minimum, the location of the dwelling, all parking areas, landscaping and other matters which the Planning Board shall require.
8.
All residents of the facility shall be low or moderate income qualified as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.3.
9.
The entity which owns the shared housing facility shall be a non-profit qualified as established in the IRS Code.
