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There is established a continuing care retirement center (CCRC) as a permitted use under the special permit provision of this bylaw. Such permitted use may only be authorized in existing Residence 1, Residence 2 and Village Residential Districts. A CCRC parcel may include land which is in the Residence 1 District, provided that no development shall be permitted in the Residence 1 portion of a CCRC parcel in excess of 10% of the lot areas of the Residence 1 portion within such CCRC parcel. The authorization will empower the Planning Board to review and approve a definitive plan under the special permit provisions in §
195-10.7 and as otherwise provided for in this Article 13.A CCRC shall include a nursing home care facility and congregate housing units and may also include independent dwelling units and assisted living units. Should an applicant propose a second CCRC, the second CCRC may include any or all of the foregoing housing types, but need not contain a nursing home care facility or congregate housing units on the lot of the second CCRC, provided that the second CCRC and all housing types on the lot are affiliated with its existing nursing home care facility in the Town of North Andover.
The purpose of the CCRC is to provide for the development and
use of specialized housing and nursing care for the elderly on the
basis of the Town Meeting's authorization to the Planning Board to
issue a special permit in the permitted districts with greater flexibility
from the pattern otherwise permitted in such districts. It is intended
to create health care, including home health care, housing and other
supportive services designed to meet the needs of the elderly population
and to enable that population to live independently. It is further
intended to encourage the preservation of open spaces; to allow for
new nursing care facilities and housing that causes relatively little
demand on Town services; and to preserve the Town's residential character.
In creating an alternative to existing nursing and housing possibilities
for the elderly, the CCRC is intended to allow for a greater mixture
of buildings, structures and uses with regard to density than is otherwise
permitted, thereby allowing for the nursing care of the elderly and
the relief of the physical, economic and emotional stress associated
with the maintenance and care of traditional nursing home and residential
properties.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ASSISTED LIVING UNITS
Dwelling units for elderly individuals or couples in need
of assistance with activities of daily living. Such dwelling units
may not include facilities for cooking or eating.
CONGREGATE HOUSING UNITS
Dwelling units providing private or communal living for elderly
persons who ordinarily are ambulatory and require no or limited medical
attention or supervision. Such dwelling units shall consist of a room
or group of rooms forming a habitable unit for one, two, or three
persons, with facilities used, or intended to be used, for living,
bathing, cooking, eating and sleeping.
ELDERLY
A single person who is 62 years of age or older; or two or
more persons sharing a household, the older of whom is 62 years of
age or older.
HOME HEALTH CARE
Medical and therapeutic services provided to residents in
their dwelling units.
INDEPENDENT DWELLING UNITS
Dwelling units similar in character and use to congregate
housing units and providing elderly residents of such units with access
to all supportive services provided in congregate housing units. Independent
dwelling units may only consist of freestanding buildings which contain
up to five dwelling units per structure.
NURSING HOME CARE FACILITY
A facility for the care of elderly persons requiring regular
attention by medical or nursing personnel for reasons of age, ill
health or physical incapacity and which has been licensed as a long-term
care facility by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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WETLANDS
Any area within a parcel of land in a CCRC falling within
the definition contained in Chapter 131 of the General Laws of Massachusetts
as amended from time to time, or any regulations promulgated pursuant
to said chapter.