[Added 4-9-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979]
[Amended 11-5-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
In a Senior Citizen Housing District, no building or premises
shall be used nor shall any building be altered or erected for other
than any one or more of the following specific uses and no others:
A.
Multifamily dwellings housing the following persons and no others:
(1)
Families of two or more persons, the head of which (or his or her
spouse) is 55 years of age or over or is handicapped; or
(2)
The surviving member or members of any family described in Subsection A(1) living with the deceased member of the family at the time of his or her death; or
(3)
A single person who is 55 years of age or over or a nonelderly handicapped
person between the ages of 18 and 55 years; or
(4)
Two or more elderly or handicapped persons living together or one
or more such persons living with another person who is essential to
his or her care or well-being; or
(5)
Children or grandchildren, over the age of 18, provided that they
reside with their parent(s) or grandparent(s) and one parent or grandparent
is 55 years of age or older.
B.
A handicapped person within the meaning of Subsection A shall be any adult having an impairment which is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration and is a substantial impairment to his or her ability to live independently.
C.
Accessory uses: uses for purposes customarily incidental to those set forth in Subsection A, including cafeterias or dining halls, community rooms or workshops, recreational facilities or other essential service facilities. Accessory uses, however, shall not be deemed to include nursing or hospital care.
A.
The maximum density of any multifamily dwelling used
for the purposes permitted by this article shall not exceed 26 dwelling
units for each acre of land or fraction thereof upon which said multifamily
dwelling is erected. Where any building is structurally altered so
as to be used for the purposes permitted in this article, the Board
of Trustees may increase this density in conjunction with the alteration
or rehabilitation of such existing building if, in the opinion of
the Board of Trustees, the preservation of the structure is desirable
to carry out the policies and aims of the Board in enacting this article
and compliance with applicable safety and construction standards is
met. In case of such rehabilitation, the construction of new dwelling
units in separate structures on the same site shall not be permitted.
B.
No more than 10% of the dwelling units in any multifamily dwelling
governed by this article may be occupied by physically handicapped
persons less than 55 years of age.
[Amended 11-5-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
No building or premises shall be used for any
one of the purposes set forth in this article, and no building shall
hereafter be erected or altered for such use, unless a building permit
therefor shall have been approved by the Board of Trustees.
A.
The applicant shall submit a survey of such premises
by a duly licensed surveyor indicating the area of the premises upon
which the multifamily dwelling is proposed to be erected or altered
and shall submit a proposed plan showing the location of the building
or buildings, the distance of said building or buildings from the
front, rear and side lot lines and from each other, the area proposed
for parking, recreation, landscaping, access driveways, on-site drainage
installations and utility areas and such other information as may
be required by the Board of Trustees.
B.
The applicant shall supply architectural plans for
new construction or renovation for existing structures, together with
site plan drawings depicting on-site drainage, paving, parking, landscaping,
ingress and egress, common ways and exterior lighting conforming with
the requirements of this article.
C.
All such plans shall incorporate designs which shall
enable residents to function as easily as possible on the site and
shall provide for ready and easy access to and egress from the building
by handicapped persons.
D.
The Board of Trustees, in making its determination, shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in this article, also consider all other applicable statutes, laws, ordinances and regulations affecting the construction and maintenance of multifamily dwellings within the Village of Farmingdale and the health, safety and convenience of residents of the Village, together with the standards set forth in §§ 600-221 and 600-222 of this Code, and, as a condition of approval, may require such changes, modifications or additions to the plans and specifications as may be deemed necessary to secure compliance therewith.
E.
Such applicant shall disclose what governmental subsidy,
if any, will be provided for the construction and/or operation of
the facility and such regulations and restrictions as are intended
to be imposed to carry out the intent of this article, i.e., that
the multifamily dwellings constructed or altered pursuant to this
article shall be made available at rentals below the prevailing rental
costs in the Village with first priority of occupancy to be given
to the elderly and handicapped residents of the Village and their
families.
No multifamily dwelling hereafter erected or
altered shall be more than three stories or 35 feet in height.
The required front yard shall be not less than
35 feet in depth, and, in case of a corner lot or a lot otherwise
fronting upon two streets, the required front yard along each street
shall not be less than 35 feet in depth.
The total width of both side yards shall not
be less than 70 feet. Said total width shall be divided between both
side yards in such proportion as may be determined by the Board.
There shall be a required rear yard which shall
be a minimum depth of 35 feet.
Minimum street frontage on the street upon which
the building faces shall not be less than 200 feet unless extended
by mutual consent by the applicant and the Board of Trustees.
The building area shall not exceed 35% of the
lot area.
The minimum lot area shall not be less than
80,000 square feet.
[Amended 11-5-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
A paved off-street parking area conforming with the requirements
of this article shall be provided at the ratio of 1 1/2 spaces
per dwelling unit plus adequate space for ingress and egress and turning
area. The minimum area for each such parking space shall be 10 feet
by 20 feet exclusive of space for ingress and egress and turning area.
No parking shall be permitted within the front yard area nor within
25 feet of the front wall of any building. Any senior citizen housing
residence existing prior to the adoption of the 55 years or over occupancy
designation in this article may be entitled to a 55 years or over
occupancy designation provided that such existing housing residence
meets the off-street parking requirements of this section and otherwise
complies with the requirements of this article.
There shall be a minimum distance of 35 feet
between buildings.
Each separate unit within the multifamily dwelling
shall contain a floor area of not less than 600 square feet.
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered
so as to be used for any purpose provided in this article unless a
drainage plan providing for the collection, storage and disposal of
stormwater runoff from the site has been approved by the Board of
Trustees, and such drainage shall be installed and maintained in accordance
with such plan.
All parking areas, utility areas, garbage collection
areas and front planting areas shall be provided with adequate light
for safety purposes. Lights shall be so installed and maintained so
as not to shine into adjacent properties. In determining the location
of parking areas, utility areas and garbage collection areas, the
Board may require a buffer strip between any such area or areas and
the front, rear or side lot lines. All on-site utility lines shall
be underground.
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered
so as to be used for the purposes of this article unless same shall
be provided with public water service adequate for both domestic usage
and fire protection, standpipes and other devices to ensure adequate
fire protection, as determined by the Board of Trustees, to be installed
and maintained, and such building shall be served by public sewers
or a private sewerage treatment plant.
No on-site incineration shall be permitted.
Commercial-type garbage bins shall be provided
with covered steel containers on concrete pads and shall be kept clean
at all times.
No basement or cellar shall be occupied as living
or sleeping quarters, except that management and/or custodial employees'
living quarters may be provided in the basement area.
[Added 11-5-2012 by L.L. No. 3-2012]
Any person or party found to be in violation of any provision
of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 for
each offense or not more than 15 days imprisonment, or both. Each
day's continuing violation shall be deemed a separate offense and
chargeable as such.
