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Architectural Review Committee unanimously recommends Forest Lawn Cathedral City specific plan for Planning Commission review
Summary
The Cathedral City Architectural Review Committee voted unanimously to recommend the Forest Lawn Cathedral City Specific Plan to the Planning Commission. The plan frames phased redevelopment of a roughly 10-acre cemetery site, proposing design standards, setbacks, and an estimated 84,000 interment spaces at full build-out.
The Cathedral City Architectural Review Committee voted unanimously on Feb. 18 to recommend the Forest Lawn Cathedral City Specific Plan to the Planning Commission, moving a multi-decade plan for the site forward for public hearing and further review.
Planning staff presented the specific plan as a framework for phased redevelopment of a roughly 10-acre Forest Lawn site at the southwest corner of Ramon Road and Duval Drive. Staff said the plan anticipates about 30,000 square feet of occupied space (offices and chapels), roughly 315,000 square feet of nonoccupied area dedicated to interment, and "approximately 84,000" interment spaces at full build-out. The proposal includes a General Plan amendment and rezoning to allow cemetery and ancillary uses.
"The specific plan will provide the framework for the ultimate build out of the 10 acre site," a…
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