§ 255-90.1.   Senior assisted living residence.
[Added 9-12-1995 by Ord. No. 895]
   A.   It is the intent of this section to allow only as a conditional in the Institutional District and to establish reasonable zoning standards to promote the desirable benefits which will follow the of a safe and adequate and to ensure that adequate space in a suitable environment is provided. It is the further intent of this section to set forth standards which will ensure that the of a in Upper Dublin Township will provide appropriate safety features for the residents as well as adequate social residential services and community facilities as an integral part of the . It is the further intent of this section to provide for standards of   , and to enhance the residential nature of the , while providing necessary standards and controls to ensure that a will not exert an adverse impact on surrounding .
   B.   Definition. A is a residence for age 62 and over, regulated by the commonwealth as a personal care home, as defined in the Pennsylvania Code, which consists of private and , provides supportive social residential services such as meals, housekeeping, medication management, dressing and grooming assistance, security and twenty-four-hour monitoring, an emergency call system, wellness promotion, exercise programs, local transportation, laundry services and social and recreational programs, together with customarily incidental to . A does not provide in-house skilled nursing home services or hospital services.
   C.   Residence regulations. The following requirements shall apply to a :
      (1)   The minimum unit size for each occupied by one resident shall be 200 square feet. The minimum unit size for each residential unit occupied by two residents shall be 300 square feet.
      (2)   No more than two residents shall be permitted to reside in any .
      (3)   Each shall contain a fully private bathroom (including toilet, bathtub and/or shower and vanity/sink), personal closet space, emergency call systems, lockable entry doors accessible by master key or similar system available at all times in the and for designated staff, and pre-wiring for private telephone and television reception.
      (4)   No less than 80 square feet of floor area per resident shall be provided for community for dining, active and passive recreation, circulation and socialization, exclusive of hallways and passageways.
      (5)   A central dining area shall be provided, together with a private dining room available for by residents and their and guests for private visitation and entertaining.
      (6)   All residential units shall be part of a complex, similar to multifamily housing. No stand-alone units or townhouses shall be permitted.
   D.    regulations. The following , area, dimensional, parking and buffer regulations shall apply to a :
      (1)    . A of not less than seven acres with a minimum width at the of 300 feet.
      (2)   Frontage. The minimum length of the front property line shall be 300 feet.
      (3)    . A maximum of 14 units per acre shall be permitted. No more than 25% of the allowable units shall be provided for double-occupancy.
      (4)    . A maximum of 15% of the total shall be permitted.
      (5)    coverage. A maximum coverage of 30% of the total shall be permitted.
      (6)    setbacks. The following minimum setbacks shall be observed from the property line, unless the applicable is adjacent to a , in which case the setback shall be provided from, the :
 
Immediately Abutting Institutional
Immediately Abutting Residential
Front
100 feet
150 feet
Side
100 feet
150 feet
Rear
50 feet
100 feet
 
      (7)   The maximum height, as defined in Chapter 212, Subdivision and Land Development, shall be two floors, not exceeding a maximum height of 35 feet.
      (8)   Parking shall be provided as required by Article XIX of this chapter. A maximum of 35% of the required parking may be held in reserve if the applicant can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners, that the additional parking will not be needed. Regardless of the number of spaces actually developed, a parking area to accommodate the aggregate number of required shall be fully designed, and the area which is proposed to be eliminated shall be shown on the land plan as "parking reserve area." The parking reserve area shall be considered in calculating the ratio. The parking reserve area shall be planted with vegetative cover and integrated into the site's land plan. Such area shall be required to be developed as designed if and when the Zoning Officer determines the need. [Amended 6-11-2002 by Ord. No. 1089]
      (9)   Buffer and screening requirements. The buffer and screening requirements for a shall be the same as those outlined in § 255-90G herein for a life care complex. If there is a conflict between said provisions and the Landscape Ordinance, the Landscape Ordinance shall control.
   E.   General requirements.
      (1)   Utilities. A shall be served by a public sewage system and public water system.
      (2)    and facilities. Provisions shall be made for the maintenance and care of all internal and external , including dining and social rooms, driveways, parking areas, walkways, landscaped planting areas and recreation areas.
      (3)   Other facilities. Such other , including driveways, curbs, sidewalks and stormwater collection and control facilities as required by Chapter 212 herein, Subdivision and Land Development, shall be provided.