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San Joaquin County planning commission approves expansion of Cherokee Memorial Park cemetery
Summary
The San Joaquin County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit to expand Cherokee Memorial Park, permitting a 3,574-plot cemetery on about 2.94 acres in two phases; phase two is restricted by an existing Williamson Act contract that expires Dec. 21, 2025.
The San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve Conditional Use Permit PA 2400218, allowing Cherokee Memorial Park to expand by 3,574 burial plots on a 2.94-acre footprint in two phases.
Senior Planner Giuseppe Sanfilippo told the commission the proposal would develop the cemetery in two phases over five years, add on-site access roads and provide 33 parking spaces. He said no buildings are proposed and that an existing telecommunications tower within the phase 1 area will remain in operation and is not part of the project.
The proposal calls for the cemetery to operate from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. March…
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