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Title 19 — ZONING›Chapter 19.31 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES

Commerce Municipal Code Div. 7 Cemeteries and Mortuaries

Commerce Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Commerce

Cite as: Commerce Municipal Code Division 7 · Text as of 2026-10-04

19.31.280 - Development standards and conditions.

All cemeteries and mortuaries shall be subject to the following conditions:

A. All applications for a cemetery or mortuary shall provide proof of financial ability to develop and maintain the proposed cemetery.

B. All applications for a cemetery or mortuary shall provide assurance of perpetual care of the cemetery.

C. Proper access that minimizes traffic congestion and adequate screening of adjacent properties must be demonstrated for all cemeteries or mortuaries.

D. Mortuaries shall be located along a major or secondary highways as designated in the general plan circulation element.

E. All cemetery or mortuary sites shall be of a size that allows for the makeup of funeral processions and provides the required off-street parking spaces, loading facilities, and landscaped areas.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

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19.31.290 - Reserved.

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