[Added 3-20-2018]
The purpose of the Senior Living District is to provide for
a flexible concept of congregate living and development of housing
to specifically meet the changing needs of the Town's population,
including the provision of assistance with daily living activities
and other complementary services. The Senior Living District allows
assisted living, memory care assisted living, and senior independent
living as principal uses by special permit. The district also allows,
by special permit, certain commercial accessory uses, but only if
located within an assisted living facility, to ensure services in
harmony with assisted and senior independent living are conveniently
available.
A.
Any residential development proposed under this article shall be either an elderly assisted living residential facility and/or a senior independent living dwelling unit, both as defined in § 383-14 of these regulations.
B.
Services which may be offered to residents of these developments
include assisted living services as defined by the State of Connecticut
Department of Public Health. The development may also provide facilities
or accessory uses for the health, safety and welfare of its residents.
To qualify for consideration as a development in the Senior
Living District, the property shall:
The following uses are permitted uses in the Senior Living District:
The following uses may be permitted by the Commission in the
Senior Living District by granting of special permit approval:
All other uses.
A.
Maximum height: 60 feet.
In a development consisting entirely of senior independent dwelling
units, at least 10% of the total number of such independent units
shall be affordable to persons or households earning 80% or less of
the area median income. The maximum sales price or rent shall be restricted
for 40 years, or the life of the units, whichever is longer, using
the methodology for maximum housing payment calculations outlined
in Section § 8-309-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State
Agencies based on the area median income.
A.
Age restrictions for all senior independent living dwelling units and affordability requirements for at least 10% of senior independent living dwelling units pursuant to § 383-96.27 shall be placed upon the land records. The restrictions shall be submitted to the Commission as part of the application and shall be reviewed by the Town Attorney and approved by the Commission and/or Town Attorney. Such restrictions shall be recorded on the land records, and a copy of the recorded restrictions shall be submitted to the Zoning Enforcement Officer prior to the issuance of a certificate of zoning compliance related to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
B.
If the senior independent living dwelling unit development is proposed as a part of a common interest community, which units are capable of being separately conveyed, the age restriction and affordability requirements pursuant to § 383-96.27 shall also be provided for in the declaration of the common interest community. Such language to be placed in the declaration shall be submitted to the Commission as part of the application and shall be reviewed by the Town Attorney and approved by the Commission.
Prior to approval of any application for certificate of zoning compliance, a site plan shall be submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII of these regulations.