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Accessory Family Apartment
Each accessory family apartment shall be registered with the Township Zoning Officer, who shall keep a record of its use to ensure compliance with this chapter. A fee shall be imposed by the Township Board of Supervisors for the registration of said use, which said fee shall be fixed periodically by the Board of Supervisors by resolution. Registration of an accessory family apartment shall expire upon conveyance of the property, at which time the new property owner may reregister said use if warranted.

A certification shall be received from the Bucks County Board of Health or other regulatory agency certifying that the wastewater facilities are adequate to accommodate the single-family dwelling as well as the accessory family apartment as defined in this subsection.

The record owner of the property shall grant a deed restriction limiting such use in accordance with the foregoing provisions in favor of the Township, which agreement shall contain the following provisions:
[1] A description of the dimensions and location of accessory use.
[2] Being in a recordable document acceptable to the Township for filing with the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Office. All costs for the preparation and recording of the foregoing document are the responsibility of the applicant for the accessory use.
[3] The rental of an accessory family apartment shall not be permitted, nor shall it be used in any way as an income property.

See § 175-16H(12) for complete, detailed information about accessory family apartments.