Zoning 1713 Residential Facilities for Elderly Persons
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The approval of a Residential Facility for Elderly Persons is nontransferable and terminates if the structure is devoted to a use other than a Residential Facility for Elderly Persons, or if the structure fails to comply with the requirements of this Section.
1) No Residential Facility for Elderly Persons shall be established unless:
a) It is proposed in a building that complies with all Land Use Ordinances and Building Code(s), as adopted, and as applicable to similar structures in the Zoning District in which the Residential Facility for Elderly Persons is proposed.
b) The Residential Facility for Elderly Persons proposes no fundamental change in the character of the neighborhood.
2) No Residential Facility for Elderly Persons shall be approved that would allow more than six (6) occupants.
3) The Land Use Authority in reviewing an application to establish a Residential Facility for Elderly Persons, may to the extent necessary, modify the requirements of this Section, if such modification is determined necessary to make a reasonable accommodation for persons residing in such facilities equal opportunity in the use and enjoyment of the facility.
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