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ORDINANCE NO.433
An Ordinance Related to the Regulations Regarding
Cemeteries as a Conditional Use in Certain Districts;
Amending Section 826.98, subdivision 2 (d).
The city council of the city of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Medina Code Section 826.98, subdivision 2 is amended by deleting the stricken
material and adding the underlined material as follows:
Section 826.98. Conditional Use Permit Standards for Agricultural Preservation and
Residential Districts.
Subd. 2. Specific Standards. In addition to the general standards specified in section 825.39
of this ordinance, no conditional use permit shall be granted unless the city council
determines that all of the specific standards contained in this subdivision will be met:
(d) cemeteries:
(i) minimum maximum lot area of ten acres;
(ii) located with direct access to a collector or arterial roadway as identified in the
comprehensive plan;
(iii) all roadways within the cemetery must be paved and 20 feet wide unless the city
determines that a wider road is necessary for public safety;
(iv) direct views from all adjoining residential parcels must be screened by
appropriate means;
(v) all burial sites must be set back the greater of the following distances from all
property lines. Identified future burial sites within existing cemeteries which are
on file with the city prior to December 31, 2007 shall not be subject to this
setback requirement:
(1) a distance equal to the structure setbacks that are required by the applicable
zoning district; or
(2) twenty (20) feet.
(vi) buildings, parking areas, mausoleums, columbariums and upright grave markers
that exceed 24 inches in height must be set back a minimum of 50 feet from
all property lines;
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(vii) all improvements, including grave sites, must be set back a minimum of 50
feet from all wetlands;
(viii) established and operated in compliance with the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, Chapters 306 or 307, as amended;
(viiiix) sufficient maintenance and perpetual care funds as required by Minnesota
Statutes Chapters 306 or 307 shall be established;
(ix) An underground sprinkler system that has the capability to water all
landscaping shall include
overstory trees and be designed to promote a park -like setting;
(xi) monuments or markers within a cemetery shall be placed as shown on the
cemetery's master plan or as directed by the city;
(xii) mausoleums shall not exceed 30-15 feet in height and monuments shall not
exceed 10 feet in height, with height measured as it is for buildings;
(xiii) monuments and markers shall be constructed of natural stone, but no
monument or marker shall be constructed of limestone, sandstone or any
other type of stone that will not maintain relative permanency;
(xiviii) monuments and markers shall be structurally sound and be placed upon
foundations of solid masonry at a depth and size so as to assure no settling
or movement of the marker or monument;
(xiv) concrete aprons at least four inches in width that are level with the ground
shall be placed around monuments and be affixed to them so as to prevent
grass, weeds or other vegetation from growing in between the monuments
and aprons;
(xvi) a site plan acceptable to the city council must be submitted and reviewed
under the city's site plan ordinance;
(xvii)a master plan for the build -out of the property which includes the number
and location of all burial lots; the phasing of selling/filling the burial lots;
the assigned numbers for the burial lots; descriptions and locations of any
other improvements to be located on the property; and a description of the
cemetery's records retention system must be submitted and approved by
the city council;
(xviii) ground water tests shall be performed prior to city council approval in
order to determine high water tables and any springs located on the site;
(xixiii) the city council may require a transportation plan that includes
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traffic management for burials, funerals and burial site visits;
(xix) the city council may require an environmental assessment of the proposed
use;
(xxi) in addition to the requirements set forth in this provision, the city council
may require compliance with any other conditions, restrictions or
limitations regarding the type, location, size, material, number, the manner
of placement and installation, and removal of monuments, markers,
mausoleums, columbariums and plantings that are permitted within the
cemetery it deems to be reasonably necessary to protect the residential
character of the neighborhood.
(xxii) the city council may require compliance with any other conditions,
restrictions or limitations it deems to be reasonably necessary to protect the
residential character of the neighborhood.
Section II. This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption by the city council and publication.
Adopted by the Medina city council on this 20th day of November, 2007.
City of Medina
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T.M. Crosby, Jr., Mayor
Attest:
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Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
Published in the South Crow River News on the 26th day of November, 2007.
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November 20, 2007