Commission backs lowering minimum acreage for commercial cemeteries from 10 to 5 acres
A Board-initiated ordinance would reduce the minimum acreage required to establish a freestanding commercial cemetery from 10 acres to 5 acres; the use still requires a conditional use permit and site-specific review, and setbacks and other protections can be imposed through that process.
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Staff presented a Board-initiated ordinance to reduce the minimum area for stand-alone, commercial cemeteries from 10 acres to 5 acres. The change would allow more landowners to apply for a cemetery through the conditional use permit (CUP) process; staff emphasized that burial standards and site-specific review remain intact.
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