To implement the recommendations set forth in Section I (St. Joseph Seminary Development Area) of the Township's Master Plan, as amended on August 2, 2010.

To ensure that any cemetery that is established or expanded within the Zone is designed to integrate harmoniously into the landscape and topography of the Seminary property, as well as with due regard to mitigating any negative impact on the adjacent properties and uses.

To establish such zoning requirements as are reasonably necessary to implement the above goals, within the parameters established by the New Jersey Cemetery Act of 2003.

To allow the property to be used in a manner consistent with the adjacent ECA Educational and Cultural Arts Zone in the event no cemetery is established.

Cemeteries, including the establishment of individual gravesites, mausoleums, crematoria, and other accessory uses and activities customarily associated with a cemetery.

Principal and accessory uses permitted in the ECA Educational and Cultural Arts Zone, provided the property has not been dedicated to a cemetery use, and subject to standards and requirements applicable to said uses, as set forth in Chapter 101, Article XXIII, of this Code.

Private or public open space.

Necessary public utilities and services pursuant to § 101-13.6.

Parking improvements and driveways shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from any property line, except that this requirement shall not be deemed to prohibit use of existing parking facilities incorporated into the Cemetery Zone or driveway connections to property situated in the adjacent ECA Zone.

Graves with raised headstones shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from any property line.

Graves without raised headstones shall be set back a minimum of five feet from any property line.

No building or structure in the Cemetery Zone, including mausoleums or crematoria, shall exceed a height of 35 feet.

As used herein, the terms "height" or "building height" shall be as defined in § 101-1, Definitions and usage, and § 101-7, Height regulations, of this Code.

Any cemetery established within the Cemetery Zone shall initially provide a minimum of 10 parking spaces.

At the conclusion of such cemetery's first five years of operation, the cemetery operator shall provide an additional 10 parking spaces.

On-site parking in the Cemetery Zone may be located either in dedicated parking stalls or through parallel parking along interior roads.

Except as specifically set forth herein, off-site parking facilities may be used to meet the cemetery's parking needs, provided the applicant or cemetery operator provides evidence of a permanent legal right to the use of such off-site facilities.

To the greatest extent possible, existing site characteristics, including unique topographic features and mature landscaping in the Cemetery Zone, shall be preserved, and site disturbance minimized.

Additional landscaping in the Cemetery Zone shall be used to enhance the character of the site, help screen parking areas visible from the street and adjoining properties, and improve the effectiveness of buffer areas near property lines of neighboring residential areas.

Pursuant to the requirements of the New Jersey Cemetery Act of 2003,[1] no cemetery shall be established or expanded without the prior approval of the Plainsboro Township Committee. Any application or request for such approval shall, at a minimum, include the following:

In deciding whether to approve a request to establish or expand a cemetery, the Township Committee may impose such conditions or limitations as it deems reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the public, to mitigate any negative impacts the proposed cemetery or expansion might have on adjacent properties, and to preserve the integrity of the property on which the cemetery is to be established or expanded, in keeping with the recommendations set forth in Section I (St. Joseph Seminary Development Area) of the Township's Master Plan. The Township Committee, in its discretion, may also refer the request to the Plainsboro Township Planning Board for its review and recommendations prior to acting on the request.