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Florence City Council gives first reading to temporary moratorium on plats that include graves
Summary
Council gave first reading to Bill 2025-2, a temporary moratorium on approval of plats for properties that include graves, graveyards or cemeteries; legal counsel said staff is drafting permanent regulations and the city manager may exempt pending projects.
The Florence City Council gave first reading to Bill 2025-2, a temporary moratorium on approval of plats for properties that include graves, graveyards or cemeteries, during its meeting. The measure was advanced by voice vote after a brief explanation from the city’s legal counsel.
City legal counsel told the council that the moratorium was discussed in executive session and that “advice was given … regarding a temporary moratorium on approval of plats for properties that include graves, graveyards or cemeteries.” Counsel said the moratorium is meant to pause approvals while staff drafts regulations to protect burials as the city’s development footprint expands.
Council members were told that the moratorium would include language at second reading to allow the city manager to exempt developments that have already agreed to comply with the regulations being considered. Counsel said it is anticipated the moratorium would remain in place until May, when the council could take action to amend the city’s development regulations.
The motion for first reading carried by voice vote; the meeting record indicates the ayes prevailed but does not list a roll-call tally. Council members discussed that the matter had been considered in executive session and clarified that no vote occurred during that session.
The ordinance (Bill 2025-2) will return for a second reading, when council members said they expect to consider the draft regulatory language and any exemptions in greater detail.
