[Added 2-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 4-2015]
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The purpose of the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District is designed
to meet the diverse housing and health care needs of an aging population
while allowing zoning flexibility to accommodate the ever-changing
residential and medical needs for this specific population.
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The purpose of this article is establish rules, regulations, standards
and procedures designed to promote the integrated and logical development
of an area within the designated Block 65, Lots 4.03, 7.02, 7.06 and
10.02 on the Borough's Official Tax Maps.
Within the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District the following
words and terms shall have the definitions hereinafter provided and
as regulated by N.J.S.A. 52:27D-330 through 357, known as the "Continuing
Care Retirement Community Regulation and Financial Disclosure Act."
A facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health
and Senior Services which is designed and operated to provide apartment-style
housing and congregate dining while assuring that assisted living
services are available, as needed, to adult persons unrelated to the
proprietor. Each unit in such facility shall offer, at minimum, one
unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette and a lockable
door on the unit entrance. Assisted living facilities include dementia
care facilities, which are facilities designed to accommodate the
special needs of elderly persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease
or other related dementias.
An age-restricted facility that provides a continuum of accommodations
and care, from independent living and/or assisted living units to
long-term bed care, and enters into contracts to provide lifelong
care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees and entrance fees.
CCRCs may contain related social, recreational and dining facilities
and health care facilities which may include an outpatient clinic
and therapy areas.
An institution or a distinct part of an institution that
is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision
for 24 or more consecutive hours for more than two residents who are
not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage,
blood, or adoption. This facility will be serviced 24 hours a day
by a registered nurse and include medical facilities, meals, housekeeping,
social services and physical therapy.
An institution or a distinct part of an institution which
is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior
Services to provide health care under medical supervision to two or
more patients who are not related to the governing authority of the
institution or its members by marriage, blood or adoption. This facility
is to provide independent living units but include the provisions
for meals, social services, medical and/or personal services and emergency
care if necessary.
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Signs.
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Signs, such as directional signs, shall be provided as otherwise
regulated in Borough ordinances.
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Off-street parking, as otherwise regulated in the Borough ordinances.
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Fences and walls, as otherwise regulated in the Borough ordinances.
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Active and passive recreational areas, along with structures and
necessary features appurtenant thereto.
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Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted
uses.
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The site plan review shall consider stormwater management but not
be limited to the following: solid waste management, lighting, pedestrian
and vehicular circulation, parking location and arrangement, building
sighting and arrangement, signs, landscaping, open space.
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All facilities and utilities shall be built to Borough specifications.
In the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District, occupancy
shall be limited to persons 65 years of age and older. A maximum of
20% of the occupants may be less than 65 years of age, but no younger
than 55 years of age.
The maximum density shall be 13 beds per acre.
The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.25. This calculation
shall be made exclusive of any accessory structures.
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Minimum lot area (acreage): 10 acres.
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Minimum street frontage along a county or municipal road: 150 feet.
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Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
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Minimum lot depth: 700 feet.
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Minimum front yards: 100 feet.
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Minimum side yards/total side yards: 40 feet/80 feet.
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Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
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Minimum buffer width: 25 feet.
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Maximum building height: three stories or 45 feet.
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Maximum building coverage: 10%.
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Maximum impervious surface coverage: 40%.
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Minimum interior driveways shall be not less than 20 feet wide.
A buffer area of not less than 25 feet in width shall be provided
along the side and rear lot lines. Said buffer area shall be kept
in its natural state. Where wooded and natural vegetation is sparse
or nonexistent, the area shall be planted to provide a year-round
natural screening. Parking areas shall not be located in the required
buffer areas; however driveways shall be permissible within the buffer
areas.
Sufficient off-street parking shall be required to meet the
needs of the residents, employees and guests within the facilities
in the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District. Said parking spaces
shall applicable to the following conditions:
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A minimum of 0.75 off-street parking space must be provided for each
bed within all operating facilities in the Senior Citizen Residential
(SCR) District.
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This parking calculation will meet the needs for residents, employees
and guests within the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District.
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No parking shall be permitted on any driveway or accessway within
the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District.
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All parking shall be confined to the area specifically designated
on the site plan for such purpose.
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All new parking areas shall be paved and curbed and provided with
an adequate system of stormwater drainage as approved by the Borough
Engineer.
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Refuse and recyclable materials shall be serviced by a private hauler
as per existing Borough regulations.
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All utility wiring shall be underground. Utility connections for
each separate apartment shall be independently or jointly metered
as would be appropriate to the form of occupancy/ownership of the
living units.
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Open space areas shall be attractively landscaped. The landscape
plan shall be subject to approval by the Planning Board.
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Sidewalks or other suitable means of internal pedestrian circulation
shall be provided throughout the development along driveways and between
buildings.
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All exterior lighting plans shall be reviewed by the Planning Board.
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A minimum of 20% of the total site area shall be set aside as passive
open space.
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Buffer areas, wetlands and conservation easements shall be eligible
as open space as required by this section.
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All passive open space shall be connected to residential areas with
walkways or other reasonable means of access.
All internal driveways shall be in accordance with the requirements
of the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards.
Any development in the Senior Citizen Residential (SCR) District
shall be subject to all applicable ordinances of the Borough of North
Haledon. Where there is any conflict between the provisions of this
article and the provisions of the Site Plan Ordinance and/or the Land
Subdivision Ordinance,[1] the provision of this section shall prevail.
This article shall take effect upon final passage, approval
and publication as required by law.
