28Accommodation for seniors or people with a disability

28 Accommodation for seniors or people with a disability

28 Accommodation for seniors or people with a disability

(1) Despite clauses 14 and 15, development for the purposes of accommodation for seniors or people with a disability may only be carried out, on land within Zone 2 Settlement or Zone 5 Special Uses, by or on behalf of the Board.

(2) In this clause—

accommodation for seniors or people with a disability means a hostel or residential care facility.

hostel means residential accommodation that is, or is intended to be, used permanently as accommodation for seniors or people with a disability where—

(a) meals, laundering, cleaning and other facilities are provided on a shared basis, and

(b) at least one staff member is available on site 24 hours a day to provide management services.

people with a disability means people of any age who, as a result of an intellectual, physical, psychiatric or sensory impairment, either permanently or for an extended period, have substantially limited opportunities to enjoy a full or active life.

residential care facility means residential accommodation that is, or is intended to be, used permanently as accommodation for seniors or people with a disability and that includes—

(a) meals and cleaning services, and

(b) personal care or nursing care, or both, and

(c) appropriate staffing, furniture, furnishings and equipment for the provision of that accommodation and care.

seniors means people aged 55 years or more.