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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of Apri12,2009 <br /> Cal. No. 09-20 Petition GREG C. CROWE, ASSISTANT CITY <br /> MANAGER, for amendments to the City of Decatur <br /> Zoning Ordinance (Ord. #3512, as amended). <br /> Ms. Ashe presented the recommendation of staff: <br /> The current City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance was adopted in May of 2002. Since the time of <br /> adoption, Staff has discovered certain necessary changes, discrepancies and omissions as the new <br /> ordinance has been implemented, specifically in SECTION XII.B. (B-2 Commercial District). It <br /> is Staff's hope that these changes will make the Zoning Ordinance more comprehensive and <br /> applicable to the changing built urban environment all the while keeping the charge of making <br /> Decatur a beautiful place to live, work and play. <br /> As cremation is on the rise in the United States, Staff believes that this amendment will keep the <br /> Zoning Ordinance in sync with the changing trends. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance allows a <br /> funeral home to have a crematory within the primary structure as an ancillary use. The changes <br /> to the Zoning Ordinance would allow Funeral homes to have a crematory as an ancillary use in <br /> an accessory structure. <br /> Staff recommends the following amendment: <br /> Amend SECTION XII.B. (B-2 Commercial District)by adding: <br /> "Crematory or Crematorium as an ancillary use to a funeral home" <br /> Staff recommends approval of the amendments as proposed. <br /> A motion to forward Calendar Number 09-20 to City Council with a recommendation of <br /> approval is suggested. <br /> There were no questions and no objectors present. <br /> It was moved and seconded (Jackson/Anderson) to forward Cal. No. 09-20 to the City Council <br /> with recommendation for approval as presented by staff. Motion carried unanimously. <br />