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Raeford council amends zoning to allow funeral homes in downtown CB district
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance #2024-02 May 6 to add "Funeral Home & Services" as a permitted use in the Central Business zoning district, allowing an existing nonconforming funeral home to continue and enabling proposed development; Planning Board had unanimously recommended approval.
The Raeford City Council voted unanimously May 6 to adopt Ordinance #2024-02, amending Chapter 7 (Table 7-1) of the City's Unified Development Ordinance to list "Funeral Home & Services" as a permitted use in the Central Business (CB) zoning district.
Code Administrator Felecia Locklear told the council she first identified the issue while completing a zoning verification tied to the sale of Crumpler's Funeral Home. Locklear said the business, established in…
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