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Papillion council narrows rules for crematoriums, approves amended funeral-services ordinance after contentious debate
Summary
The Papillion City Council voted 5-2 on Jan. 21, 2025, to amend proposed changes to local funeral-service zoning rules, including where funeral homes with crematoriums may locate and buffer requirements; the amendment loosens some restrictions that opponents said would have effectively blocked crematoriums from locating in the city.
The Papillion City Council on Jan. 21, 2025, voted 5-2 to amend Ordinance No. 2036, a proposed change to the city's funeral-services zoning rules that had drawn public opposition and council debate over crematorium siting and potential health impacts.
The amendment, moved by Councilman Mungard and seconded by Councilman Stubbe, changes terminology in the code to distinguish a "funeral home without a crematorium" and a "funeral home with a crematorium," removes the historic use of the term "mortuary," modifies where funeral homes with crematoriums may be allowed by right versus by special use permit, and changes buffer-yard provisions that would have included parking lots in setback calculations.
Supporters of the amendment said the original proposal was excessively restrictive and risked preventing needed local services. "The original ordinance as introduced is far too severe and…
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