The provisions of this article shall apply in
a Golden Age Residence District.
[Amended 4-28-1987 by L.L. No. 10-1987]
For the purposes of this article, "senior citizens"
shall be defined as individuals, male or female, who are 62 years
of age or more or couples in which at least one of the individuals
is 62 years of age or more.
A building or buildings may be erected, altered
or used and a lot or premises may be used for the following purposes
and for no other:
A. A multiple-residence dwelling or dwellings specifically
designed for use and tenancy by senior citizens.
B. Accessory buildings and uses necessary to and customarily incidental to the use permitted in Subsection
A above, including craft rooms, social rooms, assembly or meeting rooms, a health clinic limited to the service of residents, utility rooms and garages.
The minimum floor area for a dwelling unit in
a Golden Age Residence District shall be 500 square feet, and no dwelling
unit shall exceed 900 square feet in area.
[Amended 6-10-1980 by L.L. No. 5-1980]
The minimum lot area shall be not less than
20,000 square feet.
The minimum front yard shall not be less than
25 feet in depth. Side and rear yards shall not be less than 20 feet
in depth, except that in the case of a lot having more than one street
frontage, the depth of any yard adjacent to a street shall not be
less than 25 feet.
The minimum open space between the exterior
walls of buildings used for residence purposes shall be equivalent
to the maximum height of the taller building, but no such space shall
be less than 20 feet in any case.
[Amended 12-17-1985 by L.L. No. 13-1985]
The provisions of §
70-103 shall apply to the Golden Age Residence District.
All parking areas and walkways shall be provided
with suitable lighting, so arranged as to direct light away from adjoining
lots in any residence district and away from any public street.
No golden age residence development shall be
permitted unless provided with municipal sewerage, or unless an independent
sewage treatment plant approved by the Nassau County Department of
Health is constructed to serve such project.
[Amended 7-20-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993]
Certain safety features shall be incorporated
into both the dwelling and accessory structures, including but not
limited to ramps or elevators in place of steps; nonskid floors; doors
of sufficient width to accommodate wheelchairs in all rooms; electric
outlets at levels at least 24 inches above the floor; grab bars around
tubs (where tubs are provided) and toilets; handle-type spigots and
doorknobs; and emergency signals which ring in adjoining apartments
or at a central location.