1900 Matthews Township Pkwy Matthews, NC 28105-4660

among other single-family dwellings, these uses may be allowed in the R -20, R-15, R-12, R-9, R-15MF, R- 12MF, R-VS, CrC, SRN, and MUD districts. Care facilities may also be located in several other districts as a use by right, or within other buildings and in association with other permitted uses, when meeting all applicable licensing standards. B. S TANDARDS 1. Each residential care facility shall be conducted within a single -family detached dwelling. All residents and any staff who provide around- the-clock care shall have adequate sleeping, food preparation, eating, and toilet facilities within the principal dwelling unit. 2. In order to limit potential negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood, such as substantial additional traffic or parking, each facility shall have a minimum separation of eight hundred feet (800’) in a straight line distance between nearest points of separate care home properties. All facilities must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local licensing requirements and health regulations. 3. Office space within the facility for staff not providing care or services to the residents of the facility, such as administrative or financial aspects of the management company, shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet. 4. Group homes and family care homes shall not exceed six (6) residents needing care, plus an attending care- giver. Additional on- site staff may be at the facility to provide services directly related to the residents. 5. Assisted living, adult care facilities, and sheltered households shall not exceed six (6) bedrooms for use by residents, with a maximum of two persons per bedroom (i.e., one individual person, one couple, a mother and child), and may also provide one (1) bedroom for a resident care -giver individual or couple. TOWN OF MATTHEWS UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Page 5 - 96 155.506.4 Short Term Rentals A. The intent of these standards is to ensure that the level and types of activity related to Short Term Rentals does not change the character of neighborhoods or create significant negative impacts on adjacent residential uses. Whole House Short Term Rentals are prohibited in the following districts: R -9, R-12, R-15, R-20, R- VS, R-MH, CRC B. STANDARDS FOR HOMESTAYS AND WHOLE HOUSE RENTALS: 1. A SHORT TERM RENTAL must be separated from any other short term rental by a minimum of 800 feet, as measured from property lines. 2.