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Council advances narrow cemetery text amendment allowing up to four on-site burials with screening
Summary
Council reviewed a narrowly tailored text amendment to permit small on-site burial plots under conditions: up to four plots or 1,000 sq ft with visual screening; staff will draft ordinance language for the next step.
Council considered a council-initiated text amendment that would allow certain qualifying parcels limited on-site burials under strict size and screening conditions. The mayor described the change as narrow and site-specific: the draft language limits a "small" on-site cemetery to four burial plots or 1,000 square feet, and council members asked staff to include a visual screen and landscaping requirements so plots are not visible from the street.
Council saw the amendment as a narrowly tailored option to provide flexibility for particular parcels that can meet siting, screening and size constraints. Staff will prepare draft ordinance language reflecting council’s direction and return it for subsequent review and a public hearing.
