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Committee hears sharp public and agency concerns about proposal to reclassify crematoriums in zoning code
Summary
A proposal to define 'crematorium' as a standalone zoning use (permitted only in C3/C4 zones and conditional in open-space districts) prompted agency cautions about emissions, equity analysts’ warnings about making existing crematoria nonconforming, and multiple public speakers citing EPA-listed emissions and health impacts.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee heard extended testimony on a non-routine zoning bill that would define 'crematorium' as its own use category and limit where standalone crematoriums may locate in Baltimore City.
Planning staff described the bill as creating a new Section 1304u to separate crematoriums from funeral homes and to make crematoriums a permitted use in only C3 and C4 zoning districts and conditional in open-space districts. The Law Department approved the bill for form and legal…
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