§ 21.52.233. Handicapped and traditional senior citizen housing.  


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  • The following conditions shall apply to housing for the handicapped and for senior citizens:

    A.

    In a residential zone, handicapped and senior citizen housing shall be limited to the density allowed in the underlying zone district multiplied by the number indicated in Table 52-1. In congregate care facilities, each bedroom with two (2) or fewer beds shall count as a dwelling unit in calculating density. In bedrooms with more than two (2) beds, each bed shall count as a unit. This shall be the maximum permitted density. The Planning Commission may require a lower density as the situation requires. In nonresidential zones, densities shall be limited to one (1) dwelling unit per two hundred (200) square feet of lot area;

    B.

    Consideration of the conditional use permit shall address crime rate, scale and style of the proposed building in relation to other buildings within the immediate vicinity;

    C.

    The applicant shall provide evidence that the use will remain as senior citizen or handicapped housing through deed restriction or other method suitable to the Planning Commission. In the case of senior citizen housing that is constructed for sale or rental of individual units, apartments or condominiums, the applicant shall provide proof that the proposed project is fully compliant with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 51.3 or otherwise provide proof that the provisions of Civil Code Section 51.3 are not applicable to the project. Failure to provide suitable proof and assurances to the Planning Commission will result in the denial of the density multiples provided for in Table 52-1;

    D.

    The facility shall be designed with appropriate grab bars in all hallways and bathtubs and/or showers and with nonslip surfaces in bathtubs and/or showers. The designs shall conform to the specifications of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the applicable use;

    E.

    Each unit shall be equipped with an emergency signaling device to the on-site unit manager's office, if applicable, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police;

    F.

    Each facility shall provide not less than three hundred (300) square feet of common recreational space;

    G.

    Each facility shall provide not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable open space per unit or room. Of the one hundred fifty (150) square feet, not less than fifty (50) square feet shall be private open space, and the remainder may be common open space in addition to the three hundred (300) square feet required above;

    H.

    The facility shall be located within one thousand feet (1,000′) by legal pedestrian route to a public transit stop; and

    I.

    Parking and loading shall be provided as required by Chapter 21.41 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements).

    (Ord. C-7500 § 19, 1997: Ord. C-6822 § 19, 1990; Ord. C-6595 § 15, 1989; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

    Table 52-1

    Density Multiples for

    Handicapped and Senior Citizen Housing
    Use Density Multiple
    Handicapped, low rent 3.0
    Handicapped, market rent 2.0
    Senior citizen, low rent 3.0
    Senior citizen, market rent 2.0
    Senior citizen, congregate care, low rent 3.0
    Senior citizen, congregate care, market rent 2.0