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Cemetery board outlines 2.5-year site evaluation, stresses 10-acre, utility and access priorities
Summary
District board member Pete summarized a 2.5-year search for suitable cemetery land, saying the district has reviewed roughly 20 parcels and is prioritizing county-owned, 10-acre sites with trail access, utilities and manageable noise impacts.
Pete, presenting for the Snyderville Basin Cemetery District, reviewed the district’s multi-year process for identifying cemetery sites and the criteria that narrowed the options. He said the effort began about 2.5 years ago and that the district initially screened roughly 20 parcels before focusing on a handful that meet the program’s baseline needs: about 10 acres, proximity to trails and transit, and access to water, sewer and electricity. “So, again, this is the list of most of the criteria that we look for when we started this process 2.5 years ago,” Pete said.
Pete described on-site visits, soil checks, and consultations with stakeholders including Summit Water, county planning and the Utah Olympic Park. He acknowledged some parcels were rejected for environmental or compatibility reasons — including one parcel with EPA issues — and said deed restrictions on the PRI parcel identify cemetery use as an allowed use. The board stressed that selecting a parcel is the first step; subsequent infrastructure and design decisions will follow standard county reviews.
Board members said they are not planning to build a new connector road but that the county’s long-range transportation plan lists an alignment that could affect future subdivision of the parcel. The district indicated it will pursue further study of access options and that any final parcel subdivision and development will be subject to public hearings and the conditional-use permitting process.
