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Larkin's Sunset Gardens Cemetery Expansion - Garden of Resurrection
1950 E. Dimple Dell Rd.
[Community #26]
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Presenter:
Douglas L. Wheelwright, Development Services Manager
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Description/Background:
The applicant, Mr. Rob Larkin, representing Larkin Mortuary Corp., is requesting Site Plan Review (SPR) approval by the Planning Commission of an approximate 6.5-acre, 7,000 burial plot cemetery expansion of the existing Sunset Gardens Cemetery for property located at 1950 E. Dimple Dell Rd. The request is to develop an additional phase of the existing Sunset Gardens cemetery property to be named “Garden of Resurrection.” This phase will be located within the south-central portion of the overall 69-acre cemetery property. The cemetery property is located between 1700 East St. and 2000 East St, and between Dimple Dell Rd. and approximately 10900 South and is zoned R-1-20A. The new phase will be landscaped and an extension of the existing private driveway network will be installed making a loop, to connect to other existing driveways, which will then contain the new phase. Irrigation water and storm drainage infrastructure utilities will be extended into the new phase area.
This property was annexed into Sandy City on April 2, 1996, from un-incorporated Salt Lake County jurisdiction. The overall cemetery operation consists of burial plots, mausoleum structures, a mortuary, greenhouses, operations and maintenance buildings and a retail florist shop. The cemetery existed before its annexation into Sandy City. Conditional Use approval was granted for the Cemetery expansion and mausoleum uses in 2004, by the Sandy City PlanningCommission. Since then, various expansions and improvements have been made to this operation. Surrounding land uses and zoning is larger lot single-family residential.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission find that the proposed Site Plan Review for the Larkin’s Sunset Gardens Cemetery Expansion Project, Garden of Resurrection Phase be determined to be complete as proposed, based upon the following three findings and the following two conditions of approval:
Findings:
1. That the proposed project is consistent with the previously approved master development plan for the Sunset Gardens Cemetery facility.
2. That the proposed new phase will provide additional burial plot capacity to the established private cemetery operation.
3. That the application is consistent with the existing conditional use permit.
Conditions:
1. That the developer proceeds through the Final Site Plan Review process with City staff to complete the project plan development process.
2. That the requirements and conditions of the various City Departments and Divisions be met and finalized during the Final Site Plan Review process with staff.