1251.03    ASSISTED SENIOR LIVING.
   (a)   Minimum Site Area. The minimum parcel area shall contain 2,000 square feet per living bed.
   (b)   Required Minimum Usable Floor Area in Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit.
      (1)   State of Michigan licensing requirements regulate assisted living unit size.
      (2)   No living unit within a senior housing development may contain more than two bedrooms.
   (c)   Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height in an assisted senior living development shall not exceed forty feet.
   (d)   Setbacks. The minimum setbacks for senior housing shall be:
      (1)   Front yard setback: Fifty feet.
      (2)   Side yard setback: Fifty feet.
      (3)   Rear yard setback: Fifty feet.
   (e)   Open Space. A minimum of 25% of the site, exclusive of existing or planned public road right-of-way, must be maintained as landscaped open space. Courtyards larger than 2,400 square feet may be counted as required open space. Recreation facilities, active and/or passive, including paved walkways and covered sitting areas shall be provided in a manner that meets the needs of the resident population.
   (f)   Building Facade and Length. Assisted senior living buildings must present a residential architectural image in terms of building facades, the composition and use of exterior wall surface materials, and building length. Any building façade longer than 100 feet must provide for variations in the outside wall and roof line.
(Ord. 10-2020. Passed 11-24-20.)