The provisions of this article shall apply in
a Community Facility District.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in
this Article 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 and food service limited to service of residents, subject to the requirements of this Article.
C. Community uses, rooms and areas servicing residents
of the Town, such as a day-care center, a parent resource center,
a teen center, assembly areas and a gymnasium, provided that the community
use is compatible with the uses listed above and with utilization
of the premises as a senior citizens' residence.
D. Outdoor recreational areas.
Use of a single building for both residential
use and community use shall be permitted, provided that in a single
building, that portion utilized for community use does not fall below
30% of the gross building area of the building.
The minimum floor area for any residential unit
shall be 400 square feet, and no residential unit shall exceed 900
square feet in area. All units shall comply with the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, as applicable to multiple
dwellings.
No basement apartments shall be permitted in
any building other than one apartment for the use of the superintendent,
custodian or other person in charge of the maintenance of such building
and premises.
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.
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 residential development shall be permitted
unless provided with municipal sewerage or unless an independent sewage
treatment plant approved by the Nassau County Department of Health
and the Town of North Hempstead 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 residential 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;
showers in place of tubs for more than 50% of the dwelling units;
electric outlets at levels at least 24 inches above the floor; grab
bars around tubs (where tubs are provided) and toilets; grab bars
in hallways; handle-type spigots and doorknobs; and emergency signals
which ring in adjoining hallways and at a central location.