(a) Potential Concerns.
(1) Adequate lot size to provide for visitors.
(2) Access to an appropriate street.
(3) Adequate screening from residential.
(4) Proximity to existing or possible area uses that are potentially dangerous to elderly or handicapped occupants.
(b) Conditions.
(1) A residential facility is not permitted to be constructed or operated until the agency or institution operating such a facility meets the certification, licensing, or approval requirements of the appropriate state or county agencies.
(2) The residential character of all structures must be maintained. The design of a proposed new structure and any proposed remodeling of existing structures must be feasible for permitted uses in the district in the event that the residential facility is discontinued, and will not be detrimental to the area because of substantial differences in exterior design or site development.
(3) Residential Facilities may be located in any of the zoning districts of the City except where residences are otherwise excluded, and must comply with the district regulations applicable to other properties in the zoning district in which they are located.
(4) To ensure that these facilities are consistent with existing density provisions of this Code, the maximum number of residents permitted in any residential facility is:
A. Four (4) in an R-1 District;
B. Six (6) in an R-2 District;
C. Eight (8) in an R-3 District; and
D. Ten (10) in an R-4, R-C, N-C, C-R, and IC-R Districts.
The total number of residents is exclusive of children and/or the staff.
(5) No residential facility is permitted within eight hundred (800) feet of the boundary lines of the property on which another residential facility in the City is located.
(Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)