A.
The following group homes, community residences and child-care facilities shall be permitted uses in all residential zones as required by state law:
(1)
Group Homes for no more than 12 children shall be permitted in all residential zones as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66c.
(2)
Licensed community residences for no more than 15 developmentally disabled persons, state-approved community shelters for no more than 15 victims of domestic violence, community residences for no more than 15 terminally ill persons and community residences for no more than 15 persons with head injuries shall be permitted uses in all residential zones as required by and defined by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.1 and 40:55D-66.2.
(3)
Family day-care homes are defined by and subject to the terms of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.5a and 40:55D-66.5b shall be permitted uses in all residential zones.
B.
Permitted uses in all residential zones shall include the rental or leasing of a room or rooms in a single-family dwelling owned and occupied by a senior citizen, as long as the senior citizen owns and also occupies the single-family dwelling. For the purposes of this section, "senior citizen" means any person who has attained the age of 62 or the spouse or surviving spouse of a senior citizen if the surviving spouse is 55 years of age or older, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-68.4 to 40:55D-68.6.