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Planning commission approves 1/3-acre family cemetery on Gus Green Road
Summary
A Madison County resident, James Robertson, received commission approval for a roughly one-third-acre family cemetery on his 95-acre parcel on Gus Green Road; he said the area would likely hold about 20 graves and be enclosed with a cyclone fence.
The Madison County Planning Commission approved a request from landowner James Robertson to establish a family cemetery on a portion of his property on Gus Green Road.
Robertson, who said he owns approximately 95 acres and recently built a house on the property, requested approval to use roughly one-third of an acre for a private family cemetery. “It's a third acre... I don't know exactly how many. Probably 20 graves,” Robertson said when asked about capacity. He said the cemetery would be for immediate family members only and that he plans to install a cyclone fence and provide a private entrance and an entrance from Gus Green Road for visitors.
Commissioners asked about visibility and proximity to a nearby church; Robertson said the site is visible from the road but would be well maintained and is separated from neighbors by distance and tree cover. With no opposition recorded in the transcript, a board member moved to approve the petition request, the motion was seconded and the commission announced the motion carried with an oral “Aye.”
The transcript does not record any specific legal restrictions or cemetery regulations cited at the hearing. The approval authorizes the landowner to use the identified parcel for a family cemetery subject to any county permit requirements not detailed in the meeting record.
