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r _ P (Adjourned Session of the 1986 Annual Town Meeting April 16, 1986) Article 44. (Motion as attached to the Planning Board Report and as (Cont.) (Cont.) 5.4.2 CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS A dwelling may be converted to a congregate living facility (As provided that each of the following conditions and requirements adopted) is met: a. General 1. In the R0, RS and RT districts, there shall be not more than one converted dwelling on any one lot and there shall be accomodations for not more than 15 residents in the dwelling. The provisions of subsection 9.2.10 relative to equivalent density shall not apply in the R0, RS, and RT districts. A converted dwelling in an RM or RD district shall conform to the standards of that district. 2. The lot area shall be at least 10,000 square feet. 3. The net floor area of the dwelling, prior to the issuance of any building permit, shall be at least 2,000 square feet. 4. The dwelling shall be connected to the public water and sanitary sewer system. 5. No dwelling in an RS, R0, RT or RD district may be con- verted without the granting of a special permit by the Board of Appeals and no dwelling in an RM district may be converted without the issuance of a building permit by the building commissioner, and no dwelling in any district may be occupied as a congregate living facility without the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the building commissioner. 6. This section shall not be used to create a long --term care facility, a multi- family dwelling or a rooming house. If the building commissioner has sufficient information to indicate that the converted dwelling is being used for other purposes not allowed in the zoning district or not allowed by the special permit or that sufficient support services are not being provided, the building commissioner shall notify the owner and, if within 90 days, the occupancy is not returned to conformity, the special permit and certificate of occupancy shall be suspended or revoked. b. Services and Facilities for Residents 1. Supportive services, such as nutrition, housekeeping, or social activities and access to other services, such as health care, recreation or transportation shall be provided. At least one meal per day shall be served to residents in a common dining room. 2. There shall be rooms and facilities that promote a shared living experience for residents including at least: a dining room, one living /common room suitable for social activities, space for outdoor activities and other rooms for other supportive services. 3. A service providing organization, with sufficient re- sources, responsible for the provision of the supportive services shall be identified. If the relationship between that organization and the facility is terminated, and if, within 90 days, another comparable service providing organization is not designated, the certificate of occupancy shall be suspended or revoked. The service providing organization shall employ a manager or coordinator, to direct the supportive services, and the manager or coordinator, or a designee, who shall not be a client of the congregate living facility, shall be on the site at least eight hours per day, seven days per week. 4. A resident may occupy a separate bedroom or a suite of rooms which may have one or more of the following: a) a private full or half bath, b) a kitchenette of a size and type suitable for preparation of light meals for one or two persons, but not larger, or c) a living room. 5. There shall be provided at least 150 square feet of usable open space, as described. in 9.3.7, for each resident. 6. The dwelling may not contain any dwelling unit (see definition) other than.that provided for the manager or coordinator.