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Planning board approves pet crematory (alkaline hydrolysis) at 1965 NE 140th Street amid neighbor concerns

2702719 · March 20, 2025
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The board approved a special exception for Etern al Water Cremation (alkaline hydrolysis) at 1965 NE 140th Street in an M-1 industrial district. Nearby recording-studio operators raised concerns about vibration, odors and wastewater; staff and county environmental review found the process allowable.

The Planning & Zoning Board approved a special exception (SE-3-25) permitting a pet crematory that uses alkaline hydrolysis at 1965 NE 140th Street in the M-1 industrial district.

Staff reported the use met the five special-exception criteria in Article 3, Division 5 (Sec. 3-504) and noted that Miami-Dade County and the city’s public works division had reviewed and approved the wastewater treatment and industrial discharge elements of the proposal. Staff also said the applicant’s proposed bay has the parking required under the code (three spaces for this use) and…

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