The Senior Housing Overlay Zone is intended to provide and maintain cohesive residential neighborhoods and provide senior residents with housing options that will allow them to age in place and maintain a level of independence while having access to support systems and services.
(Ord. No. 11-2025 § 1 (Exh. A), 06/17/2025)
(1) 
The Senior Housing Overlay Zone shall only be applied to the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) base zone. The uses permitted and regulations established by the Senior Housing Overlay shall be in addition to those regulations established in the underlying Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Zone.
(2) 
Where conflicts exist between the provisions of the Senior Housing Overlay and the underlying Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Zone, the regulations of the Senior Housing Overlay shall supersede the requirements of the underlying NC Zone.
(Ord. No. 11-2025 § 1 (Exh. A), 06/17/2025)
(1) 
Detached or attached residential units intended to be used as senior independent living as defined in Section 11-5-901.
(2) 
No more than four (4) individual dwelling units shall be attached in one (1) structure.
(Ord. No. 11-2025 § 1 (Exh. A), 06/17/2025)
The following development standards and regulations shall apply to all developments within the Senior Housing Overlay Zone:
(1) 
Senior independent living must be co-located with assisted living/memory care facilities on the same or abutting parcels. If located on abutting parcels, direct pedestrian connections shall be provided between the senior independent living and the assisted living/memory care facilities.
(2) 
All development within the Senior Housing Overlay Zone shall meet the criteria for senior independent living as defined in Section 11-3-402.
(3) 
Parking within the Senior Housing Overlay Zone shall be a minimum of one (1) parking space per dwelling.
(4) 
Minimum acreage for a senior housing project shall be two (2) acres, and the maximum project area shall be six (6) acres. Such acreage shall not be subdivided and shall be kept under one (1) ownership. Condominiumization of lots shall not be allowed.
(5) 
Maximum dwelling units per acre shall be twelve (12) units
(6) 
Perimeter setbacks for the development shall be twenty feet (20') in the front along a public street. The rear and side yard setbacks shall be twenty feet (20'). All setbacks not listed shall comply with the underlying Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning requirements.
(7) 
The maximum number of dwelling units that can be attached in one (1) structure shall be limited to four (4), and the setback between separate buildings shall be twenty feet (20').
(8) 
Garages or parking stalls shall not be located between any buildings and a public street.
(9) 
Each dwelling unit shall have frontage on a public street, private drive, or both. Garages shall not front on a public street.
(10) 
All dwelling units adjacent to a public street shall have their front elevation facing the public street.
(11) 
Front porches are required on all units with frontage on a public street. Minimum porch area shall be eighty (80) square feet. Minimum front porch depth shall be five feet (5'). Porches may project into the setback up to five feet (5'). (See Figure 1.)
(12) 
Where driveways are provided, the minimum driveway depth shall be eighteen feet (18'). (See Figure 2.)
(13) 
The following architectural standards shall be required:
(a) 
Walls shall be brick, stone, stucco, wood, metal, or fiber cement siding;
(b) 
Exterior finish material shall be a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) masonry;
(c) 
Simulated stone panels and plastic or vinyl siding shall be avoided;
(d) 
Material changes, when they occur, shall happen at inside corners, or appropriate horizontal lines;
(e) 
Eave scale and design shall be appropriate to the massing and style of the building.
(14) 
HVAC, utility meters, and other equipment shall not be located within the front setback or on building elevations facing a public street.
Figure 1 – Public Street Setback
Figure 2 –Driveway at Private Drive
(Ord. No. 11-2025 § 1 (Exh. A), 06/17/2025)