The AQRC Age-Qualified Residential Community
District is intended to address the housing needs of older persons
who do not require the intensive needs of a nursing home but desire
the security, safety and special design of a residential environment
which can provide residential units particularly conducive to older
persons in the form of independent living.
The following uses are permitted by right:
A. Age-qualified residential community.
B. Agriculture uses as limited by the provisions of Article
IV.
D. Accessory uses. Accessory uses to the age-qualified
residential community shall be specifically restricted to serve only
residents of the age-qualified residential community and their invited
guests and shall be limited to the following:
(1)
A clubhouse consisting of activity rooms, craft
rooms, lockers and shower room, library, physical therapy and fitness
center, lounges, and similar facilities for members of the age-qualified
residential community and invited guests.
(2)
Recreation facilities such as a swimming pool
and tennis court.
(3)
A guard station and/or mechanical entrance gate.
E. Bed-and-breakfast, limited to not more than nine bedrooms
when occupying an existing structure which shall be preserved in its
original exterior style and materials. The bed-and-breakfast facility
shall not be an independent use, and it shall not be open for use
by the general public. Its use shall be strictly limited to the temporary
use of the family, friends and guests of the residents of the age-qualified
residential community.
F. No-impact home-based business, as defined in §
150-9; provided that the permission for such use granted herein shall not supersede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.
[Added 8-17-2011 by Ord. No. 230]
[Amended 8-7-2010 by Ord. No. 224]
At the time of subdivision and land development, as a prerequisite to the recording of any final plan approved, the developer shall record a declaration against the entire tract, in a form acceptable to the Township, binding all properties and owners to the definition of "age-qualified residential community" set forth in Article
III hereof, and the occupancy requirements set forth in §
150-146.16 hereof. Further, the declarant shall demonstrate the intent to operate as housing designed for persons who are 55 years of age or older, by complying with 24 CFR 100.306, as amended, and 24 CFR 100.307, concerning verification of occupancy, set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations, at Title 24: Housing and Urban Development, Part 100, Discriminatory Conduct under the Fair Housing Act.