Use Permit Application No. PLN2023-0153 – Patterson Cemetery

Request to expand an existing cemetery facility in the General Agriculture (A-2-20) zoning district, by 11.81± acres in size, for a total of 24.08± acres. The expansion is being requested to accommodate future anticipated needs of the cemetery. In total, the expansion will include the capacity for an additional 7,491 new burial plots, the construction of a new restroom building, landscaping and walkways, chain link fencing, access roads, parking, and decorative free-standing light poles in three phases. Phase one will begin on the northern portion of the project site with the construction of the proposed 160 square-foot restroom, with a new septic system located along the Northwest property line and a new domestic well located in the West corner of the parcel. The cemetery’s existing hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and are not expected to change as a result of this expansion. The cemetery currently has four employees consisting of three groundskeepers and one office personnel. Three new groundskeeper positions are proposed, for a total of seven employees. The cemetery currently has 25-30 visitors per-day which is not anticipated to change with the expansion. There are only two truck trips per year for the occasional delivery of vaults and sand. Phases two and three will include expansion of the cemetery facility and burial spaces, with phase two expanding burial spaces to the Southeast of phase one towards the center of the facility and phase three expanding further to the Southeast. The project will also include expansions to the annual Memorial Day events, private and public memorial gatherings, and typical processions (approximately an additional 85-120 per year). These events are already held on the existing facility and will be expanded to the new parcel along with the burial plots.