§ 27-475.03. Adult Rehabilitation Centers.

(a)

Adult Rehabilitation Centers permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following:

(1)

Requirements.

(A)

The Center shall be owned and operated by a bona fide nonprofit organization within the County, organized for the purpose of promoting any charitable, benevolent, educational, or religious objective, and not organized for the private profit or gain of any member of the organization.

(B)

The Center shall be located on a minimum of five (5) acres of land and shall have three (3) separate components:

(i)

Residential, providing room and board for the beneficiaries (may also include administrative offices, chapel, infirmary, recreation room, etc.);

(ii)

Industrial, providing workshop areas for the beneficiaries and/or staff to refurbish or repair donated goods for resale, such as furniture, appliances, toys, and clothing; providing a receiving area for the wholly enclosed storage of the unrefurbished and refurbished goods; and providing a loading dock for the receipt and transit of the goods; and

(iii)

Retail, providing for the sale of the donated goods to the public.

(C)

The residential component shall be located or oriented to the interior of the site to mitigate potential adverse impacts of adjacent industrial or commercial uses. Where this is not possible, screening shall be provided to shield the residential component from noise, dust, or activity generated by adjacent commercial or industrial uses.

(D)

The residential component shall be designed to achieve the maximum degree of privacy for the beneficiaries.

(E)

Access by the general public shall be limited to the administrative offices and the retail component, and the hours of operation of the retail component shall be restricted to 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 P.M., Monday through Saturday.

(F)

Any beneficiary must commit to a ninety (90) day minimum residence at the Center.

(G)

A staff of a minimum of one (1) person for each ten (10) beneficiaries shall be at the facility at all times.

(H)

There shall be no outdoor storage of articles found to be unsuitable for refurbishing or resale and such articles shall be promptly removed and properly disposed of.

(I)

Any beneficiary shall be discharged upon completion of the program, as determined by the operation of the facility, and shall not be housed for an extended or indefinite period of time on the premises.

(J)

There shall be no outdoor display of articles offered for resale.

(K)

Window advertisements or banners shall be prohibited.

(L)

The parking space requirements shall be computed as follows:

(i)

For the retail component, the parking shall be calculated according to the requirements set forth in Section 27-568(a)(5)(A) of this Subtitle;

(ii)

For the residential and industrial components, the parking shall be based on one (1) parking space per every four (4) beneficiaries based upon the maximum number of beneficiaries allowed at the facility; and

(iii)

For the staff, the parking requirements shall be based on one (1) parking space per staff member identified on the Detailed Site Plan.

(2)

Site plan.

(A)

A Detailed Site Plan shall be approved for the Center, in accordance with Part 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle, to insure compliance with the provisions of this Section.

(B)

In addition to the submittal requirements for a Detailed Site Plan set forth in Part 3, Division 9, the location and area of the residential, industrial, and retail components of the Center and the number of proposed beneficiaries and staff shall be identified.

(CB-108-1987)