An age-restricted residential community is allowed only as a conditional use in the R-1 Residential District, provided that the tract proposed for such development meets the criteria specified in §
300-345 of this article, and that the procedural requirements for conditional uses, set forth in §
300-60 of this chapter, are followed. An "age-restricted residential community" shall be construed to mean a planned development consisting of residential use(s) as permitted herein, along with recreational and community uses incidental to such a development, as hereinafter provided.
A. The residential uses which are permissible in an age-restricted residential community are as follows:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings.
(2) Single-family detached zero-lot line dwellings and other nontraditional forms of single-family detached dwellings.
B. Certain additional uses shall be developed in conjunction with an age-restricted residential community, including the following; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent, freestanding commercial use:
(1) Community center for the exclusive use of residents of the community or their guests. Development of the community center shall occur in the first phase of any multiphase project. The community center shall provide at least ten square feet of area for each household in the community it is to serve; provided, however, that it shall have a minimum of 2,000 square feet. A community center may include the following:
(a) Kitchen, dining, and banquet facilities.
(b) Lobby(ies) or other common gathering areas; meeting rooms.
(c) Locker rooms, rest rooms, and exercise facilities.
(d) Administrative/management offices.
(2) Outdoor recreational facilities for the exclusive use of residents of the community or their guests, including tennis courts, fitness/jogging/walking/bicycling trails, practice golf green, or similar facilities. In addition, as a result of the unique nature of an age-restricted residential community, the requirements for the open space areas shall be as prescribed in this section and §
300-347C herein; the requirements of Article
V of Chapter
270, Subdivision and Land Development, shall not be applicable for development approved pursuant to this article.
C. Additional uses which may be developed in conjunction with an age-restricted residential community may include the following, provided, however, that none is intended as an independent, freestanding commercial use:
(1) Gate house (security hut) and appurtenances related thereto (gates, automated card readers and similar facilities)
(2) Accessory uses customarily incidental to the other uses permitted in this article.
D. No-impact home based businesses in accordance with the standards set forth in §
300-25 herein.
[Added 3-15-2004 by Ord. No. 436]
E. Home occupations, provided that all of the requirements of §
300-26 herein shall be met.
[Added 3-15-2004 by Ord. No. 436]