Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
CCRC ACCESSORY USES
Within a continuing care retirement community, shall mean
any accessory use necessary for the operation of the facility or for
the benefit or convenience of the residents and their guests, including
but not limited to kitchen and dining facilities, restaurants, places
of worship, indoor and outdoor recreational buildings and uses, retail
and banking facilities, beauty salons and barbershops, gift shops,
classrooms, security facilities, conference rooms, social rooms, common
areas, guest rooms, medical offices, medical clinic, dialysis center,
laboratory services, dental offices, physical therapy and rehabilitation
center, wellness center, ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging services,
postal center, pharmacy, maintenance facilities, craft and music rooms,
various craft, health, exercise and vocational activities, classrooms,
swimming pools, library and television room, as well as facilities
related to the operation of the facility such as but not limited to
administrative offices, food and record storage areas, property maintenance
facilities, radio and satellite dish antennas less than 39.37 inches
in diameter, non-age-restricted day-care center for relatives of employees,
security operations, off-street parking and heating and cooling equipment
structures, provided that the CCRC accessory use is for the sole primary
benefit of the continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
CCRC AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNITS
Multifamily housing units, either age-restricted, non-age-restricted,
or a combination of both, constructed in order to satisfy the obligations
for low- and moderate-income housing required by the New Jersey Council
on Affordable Housing (COAH) that are generated as a direct result
of the development of the CCRC. Such units shall be constructed on
the same tract as the CCRC, but may be developed by a different entity,
may be separated into a different parcel for development and/or financing
requirements and shall not be required to provide those services that
are provided in the CCRC.
CCRC ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
A facility located within a continuing care retirement community
that provides a residential living environment assisted by congregate
meals, housekeeping, and personal services for persons age 62 or older
who have temporary or periodic difficulties with one or more essential
activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, dressing or
mobility (but do not require services in or of a New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services licensed long-term care facility or
nursing facility). A CCRC assisted living facility shall include dwelling
units, dining room(s), bathing area(s), common area(s), offices and
other spaces necessary to provide the above services (and shall be
operated by the legal entity holding all of the required licenses
and/or certifications required by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs and/or New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services).
CCRC INDEPENDENT LIVING UNIT
A dwelling unit within a continuing care retirement community
(CCRC) containing a living area(s), bedroom area(s), kitchen area
and bathroom(s), including studio-style apartments or attached townhomes,
which houses one or more people over the age of 62 in a manner in
which they may live independently while receiving one or more meals
per day in a congregate setting.
CCRC SKILLED CARE NURSING FACILITY
A facility located within a continuing care retirement community
which provides board, shelter and twenty-four-hour skilled nursing
and medical care to chronic or convalescent patients. A CCRC skilled
care nursing facility shall include nursing beds and/or individual
rooms, dining rooms, bathing areas, common areas, offices, clinics,
therapy areas, medical facilities and other space necessary to provide
the above services (and shall be operated by the legal entity holding
all of the required licenses and/or certifications required by the
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and/or New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services permitting the operation of a nursing
facility at the location of the facility).
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC)
A large-scale facility (or integrated group of facilities)
which has a primary purpose of providing housing and continuing care
for people over the age of 62 and which consists of CCRC independent
living units, CCRC assisted living facilities, CCRC skilled care nursing
facilities and CCRC accessory uses, all as defined herein (and as
regulated by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs or other
designated entity). For purposes of this section, "continuing care"
means the provision of lodging, nursing, medical or other health-related
services at the same or another location to an individual pursuant
to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a
period greater than one year, including mutually terminable contracts,
and in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee, with or without
other periodic charges, to an individual who is at least 62 years
of age.