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Commission amends development code to require mapping and 25-foot buffers for discovered graves; fence rules clarified
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to require professional identification and mapping of graves or cemeteries on development sites, deed the cemetery lot separately with a 25-foot buffer, and clarified fence-height and opacity standards but left fencing optional.
The Florence City Planning Commission voted to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to address development of properties that contain graves, cemeteries, or graveyards. The amendment requires professional identification and mapping of cemetery boundaries and a 25-foot buffer between graves and new development.
Planning staff explained the amendment is intended to provide a predictable, proactive process when cemeteries are found on development sites. "The graves, cemetery, graveyard, or other like facility shall be determined by a professional archaeologist or other methods deemed appropriate by the planning director to determine the…
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