§ 6-7. Cemeteries.

(1)

Cemeteries are permissible in the B-2 zoning district, and by SE in P-1 and B-3 zoning districts, subject to the site design standards of the district and the specific supplemental standards in this section. Cemeteries for internment of human remains shall comply with State law and the provisions of this section. Cemeteries for internment of pet remains shall comply with the provisions of this section. All cemeteries must have a perpetual care and maintenance plan as described in O.C.G.A. § 10-14-3(6).

(2)

A cemetery may include one or more of the following: a burial park for earth interments, a mausoleum for vault or crypt internments, and a columbarium.

(3)

A cemetery may include a chapel when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.

(4)

Site design requirements are as follows:

Standards for Cemeteries

Development Feature	Standard
Minimum land area
Registered cemeteries (per State law)	10 acres
Other (private)	2 acres
Minimum setbacks for structures, storage, materials, equipment or internment lots:
Front yard	40 feet
Side yard	20 feet
Rear yard	20 feet
Adjacent to a residentially zoned property	50 feet
Lot dimensions
Minimum road frontage	200 feet
Minimum buffer requirements
Adjacent to state bodies of water	25 feet
Access for existing cemeteries	Easements for access may be required in new subdivision

 

(5)

Location requirements.

a.

A cemetery shall not be located in a wetlands, 100-year floodplain, floodway, or flood hazard area.

b.

All new cemeteries must be located not less than 150 feet from a drinking water well.

(6)

Adequate off-street waiting space shall be provided for funeral processions so that no vehicle stands or waits in a dedicated right-of-way.

(7)

All cemetery access shall be provided from an arterial street, collector street, or state highway. The entrance and exits to the cemetery shall be only from the frontage street.

(8)

Mausoleums and columbaria may be located only within the boundaries of approved cemeteries. Mausoleums and columbaria shall have facades of brick or stone.