§ 39-637. Adult living facilities in Roosevelt Gardens.

(a)

Adult Living Facilities (ALFs) are permitted in Roosevelt Gardens provided:

(1)

The facility is licensed by either the Department of Elderly Affairs, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Agency for Health Care Administration, to serve residents who are clients of said agencies. Each facility shall provide a living environment for seven (7) to fourteen (14) unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care by supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the residents; and

(2)

The facility serves persons that qualify as functionally-impaired elderly persons who are sixty-two (62) years of age or older and who have physical or mental limitations that restrict their ability to perform the normal activities of daily living and that impede their capacity to live independently, as provided in the definition of "Frail Elder" in F.S. § 429.65(9), as may be amended.

(3)

No new ALF shall be located within a radius of one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of another existing ALF, measured from the nearest point of the existing building to the nearest point of the proposed building.

(4)

The following Building Design Standards shall apply to new ALFs in Roosevelt Gardens:

a.

Garage: A garage designed as an integral part of the structure shall be required. Carports, canopies, non-structural, or detached garages shall not be permitted.

b.

Floor Area: New ALFs shall be required to have a minimum living space of at least one thousand four hundred (1,400) square feet. Living space is to be measured to the outside of the exterior wall. The area of the carport, garage, patio, porch, garage utility rooms, or outside entrance utility rooms shall not be included in the calculation of living space.

c.

Setbacks:

1.

The front yard setback shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the front property line;

2.

The rear yard setback shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the rear property line; and

3.

The side yard setback shall be a minimum of seven and one-half (7½) feet from each side yard property line. If a plot is less than sixty (60) feet in width, the side yard setback shall be five (5) feet from each side yard property line. If the plot is located at a corner of two (2) intersecting streets, the side setback shall be ten (10) feet from the side property line that faces the street.

d.

Each new ALF shall be required to have tile or dimensional shingle roof construction.

(5)

Floor area per occupant shall be governed in accordance with Section 434, "Assisted Living Facilities," of the Florida Building Code and the minimum space and basic facility requirements in Section 39-275 of the Broward County Zoning Code.

(b)

Landscaping shall be required and maintained for all new ALFs per Section 39-93 of this Code. Irrigation for landscaping shall be required and maintained for front, side, and rear yards for all new ALFs.

(c)

All driveways and walkways, including the portion in the public right-of-way, shall be constructed of concrete or brick pavers. Asphalt shall not be permitted in these areas.

(d)

Canopies and new nonstructural or detached garages and carports are not permitted.

(e)

Flat roofs: Flat roofs over garages, carports, porches, patios, and living space shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2012-25, § 1, 9-27-12; Ord. No. 2018-42 , § 3, 12-4-18)