Article VII Definitions

Retirement Residence. A building or group of buildings which provides residential facilities for residents 55 years of age or more, except for the spouses of such residents for whom there is no minimum age requirement. A retirement residence may provide a range of types of living units, including attached and detached housing units, and may also provide to its residents: food service, general health care supervision, medication services, housekeeping services, personal services, recreation facilities, and transportation services for its residents. Individual living units (suites) may include kitchens. A retirement residence may also include a skilled nursing facility provided that the number of nursing beds shall not exceed 25 percent of the total number of retirement residence units. Facilities with more than 25 percent of the retirement residence units having nursing beds shall be considered a long-term care facility.

Effective on: 4/16/2011