Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment
Heard May 5, 2016
- Vote
- Not recorded
- Jurisdiction
- Orange CountyOrange County
- Meeting body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Case number
- SE-16-06-043
Summary of the decision
SE-16-06-043 — CHAPEL HILL CEMETERY
Request: Special Exception in the A-2 zoning district to expand cemetery use as follows: 1) To construct new 8,192 sq. ft. funeral home building; and 2) To construct new 5,062 sq. ft. mortuary building.
Decision: Approved
Hearing: The applicant is proposing two (2) new buildings. One is a new funeral home and the other is a new mortuary building. The new buildings will be located at the southeast section of the cemetery. Staff advised the BZA this request was a reasonable and logical expansion of a cemetery and is typical for most cemeteries. The BZA agreed and imposed a new condition about the potential for an on-site eagle's nest. There was no opposition at the hearing.
Affected parcels
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Extracted from the official meeting record on Jul 24, 2026. Extraction confidence: 95%. Always confirm against the adopted minutes before relying on this decision in a filing.