[Ord. No. 96-18; Ord. No. 2010-11, § 1.]
(a) 
A nursing home approvable as a conditional use must be a facility in a multifamily structure which is licensed by the department of health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:39, to provide health care under medical supervision and continuous nursing care for 24 or more consecutive hours to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital provides and who, because of their physical or mental condition, require nursing home-level care. For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) 
"Nursing care beds" are the approved beds in a nursing home which are used or available for patients. The rooms in a nursing home in which one or two nursing care beds may be located are designated as "nursing care units."
(2) 
"Nursing home-level care" means care provided to individuals who have chronic medical condition(s) resulting in moderate to severe impairment in physical, behavioral, cognitive, and or psychosocial functioning. It includes, but is not limited to, partial or total assistance with activities of daily living, assistance with self-administering or administration of medication, and provision of treatments and periodic reassessments as directed by the patient's plan of care. It also includes the provision of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic counseling, and other rehabilitative services as indicated by the patient's medical condition.
(3) 
A "multifamily structure" is a building containing 30 or more nursing care units with each unit sharing with another unit or units, one or more vertical or horizontal common wall, and with each unit having its own separate entrance from an interior hallway or common area.
(b) 
An assisted living residence approvable as a conditional use must be a facility in a multifamily structure which is licensed by the department of health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36, to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed. Assisted living is intended to promote resident self-direction and participation in decisions that emphasize independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and homelike surroundings. The assisted living residence shall also include facilities and arrangements for providing transportation and other accessory services customarily incidental to an assisted living residence. For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) 
An "assisted living unit" is a unit in an assisted living residence designed for one or two residents which offers at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance. The number of "assisted living beds" in an assisted living residence shall mean the number of assisted living units designed for one resident plus two times the number of assisted living units designed for two residents.
(2) 
A "multifamily structure" is a building containing 20 or more assisted living units with each unit sharing with another unit or units, one or more vertical or horizontal common wall, and with each unit having its own separate entrance from an interior hallway or common area.
(c) 
To qualify for conditional use approval, the applicant must demonstrate that the nursing home or assisted living residence has received or will be eligible to receive a license from the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, pursuant to the provisions of applicable state statutes and regulations.
(d) 
A single facility may include both nursing care units and assisted living units. To the extent that there are different quantitative regulations in this subdivision for nursing homes and assisted living residences, the applicable number shall be computed by interpolation based on the number of nursing care units and the number of assisted living units.
(e) 
In its design of a site for a nursing home or an assisted living residence, the applicant shall attempt to achieve the integration of the proposed nursing home or assisted living residence with the existing and proposed land uses adjacent to the site.
(f) 
Section T10B-321 shall not apply to an application seeking conditional use approval under this subdivision.
(g) 
The regulation of assisted living units and nursing care units in a continuing care retirement community shall be pursuant to subdivision 2.16 of chapter T10B, article XI, division 2 of the Princeton Township Code, "Continuing Care Retirement Communities" and not this subdivision.
(h) 
In assisted living residences, at least 5% of the assisted living units shall qualify as affordable housing units.
(i) 
As part of its submission, the applicant seeking approval for a nursing home or assisted living residence shall submit a document describing its plans for helping people remain at the home or facility after they have exhausted their own financial resources.
(j) 
The only provisions of the chapter which shall be interpreted as conditions of the conditional use are subparagraphs (a) or (b) and (c) of this section and section T10B-272.41.
(k) 
Nursing homes and assisted living residences shall not be allowed as permitted or conditional uses in the R-A or R-B zoning districts.
[Ord. No. 96-18.]
The maximum number of nursing care units in a nursing home shall not exceed the lesser of 120 nursing care units or 30 nursing care beds per acre. The maximum number of assisted living units in an assisted living residence shall not exceed the lesser of 100 assisted living units or 25 assisted living beds per acre. For purposes of this section, nursing homes and/or assisted living residences constructed on contiguous parcels or on parcels within 200 feet of each other, shall be aggregated in order to determine whether the maximum numbers set forth herein have been violated.
[Ord. No. 96-18.]
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in a nursing home or an assisted living residence: indoor recreation facilities, physical therapy facilities, entertainment facilities, libraries, food preparation facilities, dining facilities, linen service facilities, nursing services, housekeeping services, security facilities, administrative offices, storage and maintenance facilities, chapels, parking facilities, barber shop and beauty parlors, facilities for the sale of sundries, personal articles, newspapers, food, and similar convenience products to the residents, visitor accommodations not exceeding 5% of the total number of units, and such other uses as are customarily associated with and subordinate to the principal permitted uses. Accessory uses in a nursing home may also include all facilities necessary to provide nursing home-level care and services. Accessory facilities, functions, and services shall be for the use and benefit of the patients/residents of the facility and, subject to a plan approved by the board of jurisdiction, may be made available for use by other persons.
[Ord. No. 96-18.]
The following bulk regulations shall apply to a nursing home or an assisted living residence:
(a) 
In an R-T or S-2 zoning district:
(1) 
Minimum tract size: three acres;
(2) 
Maximum floor area ratio: 30%;
(3) 
Minimum tract width: 250 feet;
(4) 
Minimum building setbacks:
Front: 40 feet.
Rear and sides: 30 feet;
(5) 
Minimum parking setback: 30 feet, but no parking shall be allowed in the area between the road and the facade of the building closest to the road. For a corner lot this shall apply to the setback from both roads.
(6) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 40%;
(7) 
Perimeter screen buffers of 15 feet shall be installed in accordance with section T10B-304;
(8) 
Maximum height: 35 feet;
(9) 
The setback to height ratio for the front, rear, and side yards shall be no less than 1.5 to 1.
(b) 
In an OR-1 or OR-2 zoning district, the schedule of regulations set forth in section T10B-246 for these districts shall apply, except that the maximum floor area ratio shall be 30% and the maximum impervious coverage shall be 40%.
[Ord. No. 96-18.]
No more than the number of off-street parking required to meet the needs of the residents, employees and guests shall be allowed. The applicant shall submit a parking study prepared by an expert to justify its need for the proposed number of spaces. The applicant's proposed number shall not exceed the number produced by applying the following standards for determining the number of required parking spaces:
(a) 
0.30 spaces per nursing care bed or assisted living bed;
(b) 
1.0 spaces per staff member on the maximum shift; and
(c) 
An additional 10% of the sum of (a) and (b) above. The additional requirement of section T10B-291.1 shall apply.