(a) Location. An Assisted Living Overlay District is hereby created to allow for assisted living facilities in all Residential Zones (R) and all Multi-Family District Uses (MF) and Multi-Family High Density District uses (MFHD), so long as the proposed facility meets the requirements of this section.
(b) Regulations.
(1) Definition. An Assisted Living Facility is defined as a facility in which the owners and/or staff, for a fee, provide housing, supervision, assistance and companionship for adult residents requiring such services. These adult residents shall be individuals who are in need of assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) and who cannot provide sufficient self care due to age, frailty or physical limitation, and yet their limited function does not require on-going on site medical management or on site nursing supervision and/or care.
(2) Variance. Location must comply with all requirements of (R) Residential Zoning, except as herein specified.
(3) Residential floor area.
A. Bedrooms:
1. Any single person occupancy of a room shall have a minimum floor area of 120 square feet.
2. Any two person occupancy of a room shall have a minimum floor area of 220 square feet. There shall be a maximum allowance of two persons in one room.
3. A minimum floor area of 25 square feet per person occupance of closed space within the bedroom area shall be provided and shall not be added to the bedroom floor area requirements.
B. Common Living Area: Must be a minimum of 50 square feet per resident exclusive of halls and stairways, as established by State standards.
C. Kitchen or food preparation area shall be provided.
D. Bathroom: A minimum of one full bath for every two sleeping rooms.
E. Additional storage: Each resident shall have 50 cubic feet minimum of storage accessible to residents, family and staff.
F. Laundry facilities: Must be provided for residents.
G. Parking: One parking space will be required for every five beds, and one additional parking space for total number of staff.
H. Minimum lot size: The lot size will include the building, setbacks, side-yards and rearyard, and the required parking area. In no event, shall the lot size be less than 6,000 square feet.
I. Greenspace: A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total lot area will remain as plantable greenspace.
(4) Safety/Inspection.
A. Assisted Living Homes shall comply with the requirements of the BOCA. National Fire Prevention Code and any amendments thereto and all other applicable safety codes. In addition, all units shall require fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, smoke detector, exit way signs and other safety devices as necessary or required by local ordinance or State law.
B. Inspection, for the purpose of fire safety, shall be conducted by the Village Fire Department prior to occupancy by residents and shall be conducted a minimum of one time per year thereafter.
C. Owners shall display proof of such inspection and compliance in a conspicuous place.
D. A floor plan designating present location, exits and evacuation route shall be posted in each room in a conspicuous place.
E. All signs shall conform to zoning regulations required for single family homes in R-districts only in Section 1133.03
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F. The residents and occupants may be permitted pursuant to any and all Federal Regulations and State of Ohio Regulations.
(Ord. 99-55. Passed 6-17-99.)