The definitions of Chapter 497, Florida Statutes, Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act, and Chapter 67-1185, Special Acts, shall be applicable to the terms of this district.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13)

The cemetery district is intended to apply to all areas to be used for burial parks, mausoleums, columbariums or any cemetery use.

The cemetery district shall be used specifically for the cemetery purposes as described in the definitions of Chapter 497, F.S.; and no other uses shall be permitted, except those which are necessary accessory uses for the operation of the cemetery.

A cemetery shall be a minimum of 30 acres as required by Chapter 497, F.S.

Access to the cemetery shall be from a dedicated public street, and all driveways and internal streets shall conform to section 39-180 and any and all other county regulations regarding access, driveways and internal streets.

Ten offstreet parking spaces shall be provided for cemetery employees. In addition, the minimum of one parking space per acre of the cemetery shall be provided.

Offstreet parking spaces for employees shall be surfaced with a hard-surface material such as asphalt or concrete. All other parking shall be hard surface or shall conform to section 39-223 for alternative parking surfaces.

(Ord. No. 2020-34, § 1, 9-22-20)

Around the property lines of all cemeteries a 10-foot wide strip of land shall be devoted to a buffer between the cemetery and the adjacent property, including street rights-of-way. This buffer shall contain a decorative fence, wall or hedge which is a minimum of four feet in height and a maximum of eight feet in height. The buffer shall also contain landscaping material, including shrubs and trees, which will create an effective screen along the property lines. Fence details and landscaping plans for the buffer strip shall be submitted with the required plan.

The required screening and buffer strip shall be maintained in good condition at all times.

No signs shall be permitted to be attached to or hung from the required screening.

Cross reference— Landscape buffers between residential and nonresidential property, § 39-182(i)(7).

All structures which are accessory to the principal use shall be erected or located at least 25 feet from the street right-of-way line and at least 10 feet from the side and rear lot lines. Mausoleums and other burial structures shall be located at least 150 feet from street right-of-way lines and at least 50 feet from side and rear lot lines.

All ornamental walls, fences, hedges, and gates shall conform to the sight distance requirements of Section 39-82.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13)

Prior to approval of zoning, the applicant shall show documentary proof from the director of the Broward County Health Department that the proposed cemetery will meet all health standards of Laws of Florida chapter 67-1185.

Editor's note— Section 16 of Ord. No. 95-50, adopted November 28, 1995, repealed § 39-524 which pertained to plan review.