(A) Accessory buildings shall only include accessory dwellings containing no more than four dwelling units, recreation centers and similar facilities, dining halls and maintenance buildings. All other buildings shall be principal buildings the use of which shall be for congregate or nursing care.
(B) Driveway access to accessory structures shall be through the main entrance to the community.
(C) Structures shall be arranged to provide for adequate on-site vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(D) Paved walkways shall be provided between accessory dwellings, the principal building and all common facilities such as dining halls and recreation centers.
(E) All lease/sale arrangements for accessory dwellings shall be under the direct control of the management company responsible for the progressive care community.
(F) Principal and accessory buildings shall be predominately designed and constructed with architectural features common to residential structures including, but not limited to, the following features: roof pitch, facade material and size, type and placement of windows and doors. Acceptable materials for additions and new construction include wood, brick, stone, stucco, vinyl and similar materials designed to give the exterior a residential appearance. Under no circumstances shall metal siding, not intended to mimic traditional wood siding or unfinished concrete block be permitted.
(G) Any building greater than 10,000 square feet or one story in height shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any adjoining property lines and include a Type A buffer. The setback shall be increased five feet for each additional 5,000 square feet over 10,000 square feet and increased ten feet for each story above one when the building is adjacent to a residentially zoned lot.
(H) No site shall have a density greater than ten units per acre for accessory residential dwellings. For the purposes of calculating density all land lying underneath and within 20 feet of any congregate care or nursing care facility and all loading/unloading, garbage collection and parking areas associated with congregate care or nursing care facilities shall be excluded from the total acreage.
(I) A minimum of five acres shall be required. All land used for the progressive care community shall be contiguous and shall not be divided or transected by public roads, private roads granting easement(s) to tracts of land not included within the community or natural features which would visually and functionally divide the development, including, but not limited to, preventing the free flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(J) All structures are limited in occupancy to persons aged 62 years or older, the physically handicapped and their spouses except for rooms or units occupied by resident staff personnel performing duties directly related to the operation of the facility.
(2003 Code, § 8-3.8.54) (Updated 2009)