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Council approves zoning change allowing limited accessory cemeteries at places of worship
Summary
The council approved a text amendment permitting accessory cemeteries on qualifying church or place-of-worship properties in the Agricultural district if seven standards are met, including a 20-acre minimum parcel, a 1,000-square-foot maximum cemetery area, and a 200-foot setback from property lines.
Director Song presented a council-initiated zoning text amendment (A-25-0004) to allow cemeteries as accessory uses on church, temple, or place-of-worship properties in the Agricultural zoning district if they meet seven staff-drafted standards. Song read the standards into the record: a 20-acre minimum parcel, access from a principal or minor arterial curb cut, no more than four burial plots (or a single mausoleum for up to four interments), a cemetery area capped at 1,000 square feet, a 9-foot maximum mausoleum height, a 200-foot setback from property lines, and screening with predominantly evergreen plantings.
Planning Commission recommended approval at its July 8 meeting and councilors discussed screening, the 20-acre threshold, and the ordinance cleanup language before voting to approve the amendment as presented.
