Any funeral home that operates a crematory facility shall comply with the following specific standards and conditions:
(a) A crematory facility shall be permitted only as an integral component of a licensed funeral home and in accordance with the requirements of R.C. Chapter 4717.
(b) A crematory facility shall be operated for the performance of cremation and pulverization of dead human bodies and human body parts. The cremation of animals shall not be permitted. A crematory facility does not include an infectious waste incineration facility or a solid waste incineration facility.
(c) A crematory facility shall be adequately equipped and maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. The crematory shall contain only the articles, facilities, and instruments necessary for carrying out the business of the crematory. The crematory shall contain a separate area for the performance of cremation and pulverization, including a refrigerated body holding area.
(d) The scattering of cremated remains of dead human bodies or body parts at the funeral home site shall not be permitted.
(e) All required air quality emission permits including, but not limited to particulate matter and carbon monoxide emissions must be obtained and kept in good standing by the funeral home/crematory facility from the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control.
(f) Emission stacks shall be sensitively located and treated in a manner so as to be compatible with the funeral home's architectural design.
(g) Landscape screening of the funeral home/crematory facility from adjacent properties may be required, where appropriate.
(h) Building and site landscape improvement plans must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission.
(i) A crematory facility shall be designed, constructed and maintained so as not to cause or become a nuisance by way of particulate matter, offensive smells, noise, smoke, or any other reason.
(j) The Planning Commission shall determine the distance that a crematory facility is set back from the property line of any single family residential use based on all of the facts that are presented during the hearing on the conditional use permit. The minimum setback from the property line of a residential use shall be at least 150 feet unless the Planning Commission determines a lesser setback can be used based on all of the facts that are presented during the conditional use permit hearing. However, the setback of the facility shall not be less than 50 feet after all facts are presented to the Commission.
(Ord. 11-21. Passed 5-3-21; Ord. 23-21. Passed 7-19-21.)