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Mounds View Planning Commission August 4, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />6. Consider an Amendment to the Zoning Code Regarding Funeral Homes and <br />Mortuaries <br /> <br />Planner Prososki indicated that the City’s Code only allows for funeral homes and mortuaries in <br />an R-O zone and, since there is only one R-O zone in the City that is very restrictive. She then <br />said that this limitation was unintentional and Staff recommends a Code amendment to allow <br />funeral homes and mortuaries in other appropriate zoning districts. She then reviewed her <br />research findings with the Commission. <br /> <br />Planner Prososki indicated that the Commission may wish to consider funeral homes and <br />mortuaries separately, as one would have people coming to the establishment for services and the <br />other would have the actual chemicals and things involved in preparing a body in addition to <br />services. <br /> <br />Planner Prososki asked the Commission to discuss whether it would like to differentiate between <br />them and which districts they would be most appropriate in. She also asked the Commission to <br />consider whether crematories should be included. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson commented that most facilities now have both funeral services and mortuary <br />services in the same facility. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland asked if Staff intended to make it a permitted use and, if so, they are not <br />the same thing and the City should look into where a mortuary would be appropriate. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson indicated he would like to address crematories separately. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch indicated that most facilities offer both funeral services and mortuary <br />services. She then said that she feels it would be appropriate to allow them in the business <br />district. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn commented that lumping them together would entail chemicals from the <br />mortuary services. He then asked if those chemicals would be prohibited in certain districts. <br /> <br />Planner Prososki indicated they would not. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland asked how these businesses are regulated. <br /> <br />Planner Prososki offered to look into it further but stated she believes they are licensed and <br />regulated by the state. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked if there would be any necessary modifications to structures or <br />buildings for disposal or drainage of the chemicals and how that would impact the district and <br />neighboring facilities. <br />