§ 34-1004. Additional requirements.

In addition to the provisions and requirements established in this subdivision, the following shall apply:

(1)

Food preparation. The preparation of food shall be accomplished in a central kitchen under the auspices of a trained nutritionist. Meals may be served to individuals in their rooms.

(2)

Family living. Rooms or suites of rooms shall not be designed, altered or maintained for housekeeping or family living purposes.

(3)

Staff. Facilities must maintain a minimum of 1:10 staff to resident ratio with never less than two staff on the premises at all times. There must be 24 hours per day, seven days per week nursing supervision, at a minimum, provided by a licensed practical nurse under the direction of an on-call licensed physician or registered nurse.

(4)

Compliance with local, county, state and federal regulations and license requirements. During the operation of a special residential facility, any violation of a use regulation contained in this subdivision regarding resident capacity, on-site deliveries, on-site parking spaces, compliance with applicable state and county regulations or any other restriction in this subdivision shall be grounds for the revocation of the use approval. Further, the operator/licensee may be required to undertake additional security measures, based on the number of complaints or calls for service for incidents at the premises, as determined by the police chief. Such additional security measures, as approved by the police chief, may include provisions of on-site security at the operator's sole expense.

(5)

Conversion to conventional dwelling units. Conversion of a special residential facility to a conventional dwelling unit development shall be governed by the density limits and land development regulations of the applicable land development district as set forth in this article, and shall require approval by the land development director of an administrative amendment of the site plan.

(Code 1994, § 30-689; Ord. No. 2017-05, § 6, 5-11-2017)