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STAFF REPORT To: Planning Commission Report No.: VII.2 From: Kim Moore-Sykes, Assistant City Manager ob Date: May 17,2005 Subject: Alderwoods Group -- Petition for Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Property Address: Sunset Memorial Park,2250 St. Anthony Boulevard Zoning District: R-1 Single Family Residential;legal non-conforming Requested Action: Staff is asking the Planning Commission to review the proposed text amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance whereby Chapter 16,Section 1615.02 is amended to permit cemeteries, mausoleums,crypts,vaults,crematoriums,columbarium,and scattering grounds in the R-1 Single Family Zoning District. Additionally,the text amendment would also include a change to Section 1615.03 whereby funeral homes are allowed in the R-1 Zoning District as a permitted conditional use. The proposed text amendment is as presented in Section#6 of the Sunset Funeral Home and Cemetery Concept Review Submission dated April 19,2005 and as follows with proposed changes indicated by strikethroughs and underlines: 1605.01 Definitions. For the purpose of the Zoning Code,the following terms and words have the following meaning: Subd. 32. Funeral Home. An establishment used for undertaking services such as preparing human deceased for burial, display of the deceased and performing human funeral services, sales and storage of funeral-related supplies and vehicles. 1615.02 Permitted Uses. Within an R-1 District, only the following uses are permitted: (e) cemeteries,mausoleums,crypts,vaults, and columbarium,; 1615.03 Permitted Conditional Uses. Within a R-1 District,the following uses are permitted only if a conditional use permit has been issued by the City Council: (d) funeral homes Staff recommends that the proposed language be modified to remove crematoriums as a permitted use in the R-1 District. Staff has also recommended a definition of funeral homes be added to the proposed text amendment. The Alderwoods Group indicated that they are also interested in defining the minimum acreage required for a designation of funeral home as part of the proposed language. If the proposed changes to Sections 1615.03 and 1615.02 are agreed to, and based on the Findings of Fact from the public hearing on this request Staff requests that the Planning Commission consider recommending approval of the text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to the City Council. H:\Planning\Staff Reports\2005\Alderwoods Amendment to Ord Staff Report.doc