ORDINANCE - Adult Care Facilities - 12-1-14

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Use Permit has been granted by the Board of Adjustment per § 3.5 of this Ordinance. Adult Day Care Facilities located in a non-residential district shall be subject to all design standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. 5.38.3 STANDARDS 5.38.3.1 Adult Day Care facilities shall comply with all local, state and federal regulations that pertain to adult health, safety and welfare. 5.38.3.2 If a center is proposed in an existing residential structure, all building modifications made to the structure to accommodate the use shall preserve the residential character of the neighborhood. 5.38.3.3 If development of a new center is proposed in a residential district, the structure shall be similar in appearance to the character of the neighborhood in terms of architectural style, predominant building materials and building mass. 5.38.3.4 Structures shall conform to Table 4.7-1 for Density and Dimensional Standards. 5.38.3.5 Required off-street parking shall be provided on site and shall meet the standards as set forth in Article 8 of this Ordinance to determine the number of required spaces. The vehicle surface areas shall be similar to neighboring properties in terms of material used to construct the parking spaces and may consist of asphalt, concrete pavers, compacted crush stone or crush and run. 5.38.3.6 A site plan shall be provided pursuant to Section 3.5 that shows the facility, driveway, parking and vehicular circulation design for the site. Section 6. That APPENDIX A., A-3 DEFINITIONS be amended to add new terms as follows: • Adult Day Care Center: A day care program operated in a structure other than a single-family dwelling. • Adult Day Care Home: A day care program for up to three (3) adults eighteen years old or older operated in a single-family dwelling. • Adult Day Care Program: The provision of group care and supervision in a place other than their usual place of abode on a less than 24-hour basis to adults who may be physically or mentally disabled. This term is used to refer to adult day care programs, adult day health programs, and adult day care and combined adult day health programs (i.e. combination programs).