§ 9.11. Cemeteries.

9.11.1

Public Cemeteries. Within the districts permitting public cemeteries, the following requirements shall apply:

9.11.1.1

The site proposed for a cemetery must not interfere with the development of a system of collector or larger streets in the vicinity of such site. In addition, the site must have direct access to a thoroughfare.

9.11.1.2

All structures must be set back no less than twenty-five (25) feet from any property line or street right-of-way line.

9.11.1.3

All graves or burial lots must be set back not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any property line or minor street right-of-way lines, and not less than fifty (50) feet from any collector, arterial, expressway or freeway right-of-way line.

9.11.1.4

The entire cemetery property must be landscaped and maintained.

9.11.1.5

Prior to approval of the request for the location of a new cemetery, a site plan and perpetual care plan must be submitted to the Greene County Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.

1.

Said cemetery may front only on a collector, major street, or State highway, and the entrance to and exit from such cemetery shall be only on the street on which it fronts.

2.

A site development sketch must be submitted with the application which shows adequate paved off-street parking. All buildings must be placed not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line. Property must be bordered by a ten (10) ft. wide buffer area along its exterior boundary line, not bordering the frontage street and not extending into the required front yard. This buffer area is in addition to any setbacks, etc., required in Article VIII. The buffer area should be planted with evergreen trees or evergreen shrubs that grow at least eight (8) feet tall within three (3) years and provide an effective visual screen.

9.11.2

Religious institution Cemetery. Within the districts permitting public cemeteries, the following requirements shall apply.

9.11.2.1

The cemetery is located on the same property as the religious institution, is in addition to the minimum lot requirement for the religious institution and adequate off-street parking is provided.

9.11.2.2

If the entrance and exit to the cemetery is other than that used as entrance and exit for the religious institution, then the cemetery may front only on a collector, major street or a state highway, and the entrance and exit to such cemetery shall be only from the street on which it fronts.

9.11.2.3

All graves and burial lots must be at least twenty-five (25) feet from any property line, and at least fifty (50) feet from any collector, major street or state highway right-of-way line.

9.11.2.4

The cemetery must be bordered by a 10-[foot] wide buffer area along its exterior boundary lines that do not border the frontage street. The buffer must not extend into the required front yard. The buffer area should be planted with evergreen trees or other evergreen shrubs that grow at least eight (8) feet tall within 5 years and provide an effective visual screen.