Subject: (SEU0710-1) Special Exception Use request to establish a cemetery west of 1485
Schatulga Road.
Green Acres Cemetery, Inc. submitted an application for the Special Exception
Use cited above. The properties are located in an SFR2 (Single Family
Residential 2) District. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to expand
the existing cemetery use to adjacent properties as a Special Exception Use. A
cemetery is permitted in an SFR2 zoning district only on a site-specific basis
upon approval of the Council based upon the following criteria and conditions:
(1) Access: Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be
adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Access to the property is adequate for the proposed use. Ingress / egress
shall remain along Schatulga Road and Doris Drive only.
(2) Traffic and Pedestrian Safety: Is or will access into and out of the
property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the
anticipated volume of the traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
There will be no impact to the transportation system. Pedestrian safety would
be inadequate due to lack of pedestrian facilities.
(3) Adequacy of Public Facilities: Are or will public facilities such as
school, water, or sewer utilities and police and fire protection be adequate to
serve the special exception use?
There will be no impact to public facilities.
(4) Protection from Adverse Affects: Are or will refuse, service, parking and
loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other
properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
It will not adversely affect surrounding properties.
(5) Hours of Operation: Will the hours and manner of operation of the special
exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
The hours of operation will not affect the surrounding properties.
(6) Compatibility: Will the height, size, or location of the buildings or other
structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character, or
location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
The proposed use will be compatible with neighboring properties.
Twenty-five (25) property owners within 300 feet of the parcel were notified by
letter of the proposed Special Exception Use. To date, the Planning Department
received several comments opposing the Special Exception Use request.
The application for a Special Exception Use meets the criteria for approval,
therefore, the Planning Advisory Commission and the Planning Department
recommend that the Council conditionally approve the use. The recommended
condition is: a 30-foot undisturbed natural buffer shall remain along the north
property line of the property subject to the Special Exception Use.
Respectfully,