17-27a-517 - County approval of elderly residential facilities.
17-27a-517. County approval of elderly residential facilities.
(1) Upon application for a permit to establish a residential facility for elderly persons inany area where residential dwellings are allowed, except an area zoned to permit exclusivelysingle-family dwellings, the county shall grant the requested permit to the facility if the facility isproposed outside of a zone regulated exclusively for single-family homes and shall otherwisecomply with Section 17-27a-518 if the facility is proposed in a land use zone regulatedexclusively for single-family homes.
(2) The use granted and permitted by this section is nontransferable and terminates if thestructure is devoted to a use other than a residential facility for elderly persons or if the structurefails to comply with the ordinances adopted under this section.
(3) If a county has not adopted ordinances under this section at the time an applicationfor a permit to establish a residential facility for elderly persons is made, the county shall grantthe permit if it is established that the criteria set forth in this part have been met by the facility.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session