§ 1279.06 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
   (a)   This section shall not apply to extended care facilities, age restricted facilities and age restricted housing and other such facilities when such facilities are not accessory to but are the main institutional use.
   (b)   The following regulations shall be observed.
      (1)   In the case of living accommodations, the lot area shall not be less than 1,200 square feet per apartment and not less than 10,000 square feet per individual house intended for occupancy by the family of a resident staff member or other employee of an institution.
      (2)   The tract of land on which each permitted use is conducted shall, in its entirety, be owned and operated as a single or common management and maintenance unit, with common open spaces, parking, utility, maintenance and service facilities and services.
      (3)   The land surrounding any permitted use shall be landscaped except for paved areas, such as walkways, accessways, play areas and necessary parking or service areas, and not less than ten feet of the required open space along each side or rear property line which directly abuts a residence district shall be used only as a buffer planting strip as defined in § 1250.07. The area of the lot unpaved and devoted to landscaping shall in no case be less than 30%. All landscaping and screening requirements in § 1284.08 relating to the screening and landscaping of parking areas shall be complied with.
      (4)   Any accessory building or structure which is industrial or nonresidential in appearance, such as a boiler room or maintenance shop, shall be suitably screened or shall be located so as to be least observable from a public street or property line.
      (5)   Lots for which conditional uses are sought pursuant to sections shall conform to the following area and bulk regulations:
Building coverage
50% of the lot, maximum
Front yards
50 feet on each street which the lot abuts
Height
40 feet maximum
Impervious surface coverage (including building and all paving)
70% of the lot, maximum
Lot size
1.0 acre
Lot width (at building line)
150 feet
Rear yards
50 feet
Side yards
30 feet each
Street frontage
50 feet
 
      (6)   A.   Buildings originally constructed in whole or in part in accordance with § 1279.05 may be converted to owner-occupied condominiums.
         B.   In the event of such conversion, the following requirements will apply.
            1.   The property, when converted, shall satisfy the parking requirements contained in § 1284.03 for multi-family dwellings.
            2.   Prior to conversion, the applicant shall comply with the provisions of the State Uniform Condominium and Planned Community Act. In addition to any other requirements, the declaration of condominium shall contain a restriction prohibiting the owners of any of the condominium units from entering into leases of any portion of a condominium unit, or from allowing anyone other than the owners and the owners’ family members from occupying the condominiums.
            3.   No conversion of any building under this section shall occur prior to five years after the building is first occupied as a student home or as a commercial establishment.
            4.   Prior to conversion, the applicant shall obtain a conditional use per § 1279.03. Conversion into rental units of any kind is strictly prohibited.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 944, passed 1-20-2016)