§ 155.114  NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOMES.
   (A)   Buildings of greater than the maximum height allowed in may be allowed, provided front, side and rear § 155.061, yards are increased above the minimum required yards by one foot for each foot of building height that exceeds the maximum height allowed.
   (B)   Wherever the off-street parking lot is adjacent to land zoned for residential purposes, a continuous and obscuring wall four and one-half feet in height shall be provided along the sides of the parking area adjacent to the residentially zoned land.  The wall shall be further subject to the provisions of § 155.074.
   (C)   The site shall be so located as to have at least one property line abutting a major thoroughfare of not less than 86 feet of right-of-way width, either existing or proposed, and all ingress and egress to the site shall be directly onto said major thoroughfare or marginal access service drive thereof.
   (D)   Convalescent homes, currently abutting a thoroughfare of not less than 66 feet of right-of-way width, existing or proposed, may be allowed to expand or construct new facilities, provided other applicable portions of this chapter are complied with.  All ingress and egress shall be directly onto said thoroughfare.
   (E)   The site shall be developed so as to create a land-to-building ratio on the lot or parcel whereby for each bed in the convalescent home there shall be provided not less than 1,500 square feet of open space.  The 1,500 square feet of land area per bed shall provide for landscape setting, off-street parking, service drives, loading space, yard requirements, and space required for accessory uses.  The 1,500 square feet requirement is over and above the building coverage area.
   (F)   No building shall be closer than 40 feet from any property line.
   (G)   Applicable licenses with the state shall be maintained.
   (H)   Review and approval of a site plan submitted to the Planning Commission pursuant to the conditions imposed under § 155.286, Site plan review.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)